Google launches Google Dashboard, allows users to see stored private data

Google just announced the launch of Google Dashboard yesterday on their blog. The key messages were, "to provide you with greater transparency and control over their (your) own data." Right. That's another way of telling the politicians and privacy-watchgroups, "see, we're not evil."

Anyway, what Google Dashboard does is provide you with a summary of everything Google knows about you; search results, photos (on picasa), Google Docs, GMail, YouTube and so on. Users can review the information and interactions they have on every Google site, AND delete Google searches. What? You didn't know Google tracks your search habits? ;) Now, Google Dashboard doesn't change a thing about how Google treats and keeps your information; all it does, is make you aware of it.

Mashable gave the best description, "Sure, it's nice to have all these in one place... Unfortunately, it's also an unpleasant reminder of just how much data you're giving out to Google."