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The term "Share" means in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 1. to divide and distribute in shares 2. to partake of, use, experience, or enjoy with others If Google believes that sharing means sharing with all no matter what then ask Google to turn over all their files that are classified because doesn't that mean all not classified but sharing. It would be best to fix the problem so it is easy like "to share - means everyone, "to not share - only the people you select. Easy way no double talk.

G is starting to become a "net dictator" as it is imposing it's 'features' on the users. why can't these guys ASK the users what we want before they roll out a feature that THEY think will be beneficial. We DO NOT want google to tell us what we need to do (i.e. delete 'em if you don't want to share it). There is a big difference between sharing things with your friends and making it public. I think a lawsuit might bring google back to it's senses.

With this being the "Information/Communication Age" we as individuals are losing privacy & confidentiality in our lives by leaps and bounds. Controls to protect our personal information need to & should be in place for every aspect of our lives, from fears of identity theft to exploitation of private & personal information, it is getting out of hand. It is bad enough that for small fee one can access the most personal of information, about an individual they have not even met. It is not too much to ask, to keep a private online chat private or as private as us as users choose, is it? Don't get me wrong, I love these online social networking sites, but if I make contact with a client via 'example Google Reader' and presume a chat through any social networking site, confidentiality becomes a BIG issue! Even on the lighter side, per say one may blow a surprise of sorts? God forbid the wrong kind of or any individual gets any information that can manipulated or be used against them or exploited. The confidence of control needs to be in the hands of the user, I am a fan of Google, and I do not wish to be nervous when using their products.

As an IT person, I love it when people blame the computer, software or software maker when things work exactly as they were designed to work. It's sort of like people complaining when they press down on the gas pedal in traffic and end up rear ending the person in front of them and then blaming Ford or GM for their newly created problems. I have one word for anyone who "posts" anything that is supposed to be "private" on the Internet. EMAIL! Email that kind of stuff to those who you want to receive it and hopefully your intended recipients won't forward it to anyone you don't want to see it, or you won't accidently drop their email address into the to or cc lists as you're composing your email. Of course, even email can be seen by any mail administrator....so even email is not truly private....whenever you send anything out on the Internet, it is BROADCASTED....oh how people forget the very first notice that Internet Explorer gives regarding privacy. Privacy is only an illusion folks....and always will be to one degree or another.