Well ben, if you don't like comments criticising Google, just stop reading them and call it a day.
Google is not just showing ads, they're tracking their users and building profiles which include contacts, location, e-mail content, what you search for, which sites you visit, photos, videos and so on and so forth.
No one really expects them to give their stuff away for free, but many consider this data-for-product deal much worse than simply paying for a product, and they shouldn't be silenced with trite recommendations such as "use adblock".
Google is not just showing ads, they're tracking their users and building profiles which include contacts, location, e-mail content, what you search for, which sites you visit, photos, videos and so on and so forth.
No one really expects them to give their stuff away for free, but many consider this data-for-product deal much worse than simply paying for a product, and they shouldn't be silenced with trite recommendations such as "use adblock".