FAQ about Google's privacy settings

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/01/10552841-frequently-asked-questions-about-googles-privacy-settings

Starting March 1, Google unified all your privacy data from your various accounts, such as Gmail, YouTube and Web searches. What that means, in part, is that your past Web searches could become part of a big pot of information that's out there.

Google says the changes will make it easier for consumers to understand how it collects personal information, and allow the company to create more helpful and compelling services. Critics, including most of the country's state attorneys general and a top regulator in Europe, argue that Google is trampling on people's privacy rights in its relentless drive to sell more ads.