Almost every Web site has a little link somewhere on the page outlining what their privacy policy is, but how often do you actually read it? 幾乎每個網站都會有個小小的連結，概述他們的隱私政策，可是你有多常會真的去看？
Well, Dan Simon has been through Google's new privacy policy, and he explains why the changes could have big implications. 丹‧賽門詳讀了谷歌新發布的隱私政策，要向我們說明其中的改變為什麼可能具有深遠的影響。
In the morning I check the headlines on Google News, send some personal e-mail using Google's Gmail. I may check Google Maps for driving directions. 我一早就看谷歌新聞的頭條新聞，利用谷歌的 Gmail 寄幾封私人電子郵件，然後可能會參考谷歌地圖上的行車指示。
Later at work I remember to do a Google search for plumbers. I also need to do research for this story, more searches. 上班之後，我記得上谷歌搜尋水電工。我也必須為這則報導做研究，做更多搜尋。
Later, I'll glance at my Google Calendar for appointments, upload some videos to YouTube 晚一點，我會檢查谷歌行事曆裡的約會，把一些影片上傳到 YouTube，
and maybe I'll log on to Google+, the company's growing social network. 也許我還會登入 Google+，也就是該公司日益成長的社群網站。
And some variation of this happens almost every single day. 類似這樣的行為幾乎每天都會發生。
Google knows almost everything about you. 谷歌幾乎知道你所有的一切。
That's why privacy watchdogs like Peter Eckersley are sounding the alarm about Google's new privacy policy. 這就是為什麼像彼得‧艾克史雷這樣的隱私權監督人士會對谷歌新發布的隱私政策提出警告。
Beginning next month, the company is going to keep track of your activity across all of its sites and build a profile of you. 從下個月（三月）開始，這家公司將會追蹤你在谷歌各個網站上的活動，藉此建立一個關於你的個人檔案。
Google says it will use the information to improve its services, services where, for example, a user is more likely to get better search results. 谷歌聲稱他們將利用這些資訊提升服務品質，這些服務包括例如讓使用者取得更切合需求的搜尋結果。
We'll understand that when you search for "jaguar," you're looking for a Jaguar. 我們會知道你搜尋「jaguar」的時候，你要找的其實是積架汽車。
Critics say the company is stomping on privacy to bolster its advertising and, in turn, increase its profits. 批評人士指稱，該公司不惜踐踏隱私來加強廣告效果，轉而增加利潤。
If there are things that you want to keep private about your life, those records are all in there. 如果你生活中有些東西想要保持隱私，這些記錄都存在他們的檔案裡。
If there are things that you actually need to prevent other people from knowing about you, those will be in there. 如果你有什麼真的需要防避別人知道的事情，這些東西也都存在他們的檔案裡。
Those already nervous about the company's influence pounced when it became known last week 許多人原本就對谷歌的影響力憂心忡忡，在上週更是藉機展開抨擊，
that Google exploited a known weakness in Apple's Safari browser, bypassing the browser's privacy settings. 原因是谷歌利用蘋果 Safari 瀏覽器當中一項已知的缺陷，繞過該瀏覽器的隱私設定。
When I first found what Google was doing, I thought I had it wrong. I thought I had to have it wrong. 我剛發現谷歌做了這種事情，還以為我搞錯了。我當時認為一定是我自己搞錯了。
Jonathon Mayer is the Stanford researcher who uncovered the Safari breach. 喬納森‧梅耶是史丹福大學的研究員，他揭發了Safari瀏覽器遭到侵害的情形。
On the surface, he says, it may not seem like a serious transgression. 他說，這件事情在表面上看起來也許不是很嚴重的犯行。
Google's code was being used only to target ads, and user's personal information was never collected. 谷歌的程式碼只用於鎖定廣告對象，也沒有收集使用者的個人資料。
But for some, Web searches believed to be private were not. 但對某些人來說，原本被認為隱私的網路搜尋行為其實非也。
And that, Mayer says, opens the door to private information being exposed by rogue employees, Internet hacking and more. 梅耶指出，這點就開啟了大門讓不肖員工可能接觸到隱私資訊，或是網路駭客入侵等等。
Does it get disclosed 'cause an employee is evil, 'cause the company messes up? 這樣的隱私資訊會不會因為某個員工心術不正而被揭露，或因為該公司搞砸了？
Does it get disclosed 'cause the government demands it? 會不會因為政府要求而遭到揭露？
As for the new policy, Google acknowledges that, quote, "people have different privacy concerns. 對於新的政策，谷歌坦承指出——以下引用他們的文字——「每個人各有不同的隱私顧慮。
Our goal is to be clear about what information we collect so that you can make meaningful choices about how it is used." 我們的目標在於明確指出我們會收集哪些資訊，以便使用者能夠有效選擇這些資訊的使用方式。」
The bottom line: people use Google because it offers important and useful services that are also free. 重點是：大家之所以使用谷歌，原因是谷歌提供重要又有用的服務，而且還是免費的。
At this point, absolutely [you] have to trust Google. And in a sense, on one hand Google is probably more trustworthy than a lot of these other big technology companies. 在當前這種情況下，當然你只能信任谷歌。就某方面而言，谷歌也許比其他許多大科技公司可靠。
But because they know so much about us, we have to hold them to a higher standard of trust. 不過，由於他們對我們所知那麼多，所以我們對他們的信任標準也就必須更高。
Now, if you're among those concerned about your privacy on Google, the company points out that its privacy controls won't change. 現在，如果你也對自己在谷歌網站上的隱私狀況感到憂心，該公司指稱他們的隱私控制不會改變。
Users still have the option of editing or deleting their search history. But if you don't want to be tracked in the first place, 使用者還是可以編輯或刪除自己的搜尋記錄。不過，你要是根本不想被追蹤，
the easiest solution is this: just sign out of your account, then all your searches will be anonymous. 那麼最簡單的方法就是：登出你的帳號，這樣你所有的搜尋就都會變成是匿名搜尋。