i don’t want to offend anyone, but some open source/privacy enthusiasts dislike google, but why?? google has made chromium, android, etc and most of the things they do are open source, and not only that, they also support creative commons media or public domain. i know the privacy concernes they may have, but they would never do anything bad to you. i love google personally because of their commitment to open source software.
They add those so you will feel warm and cuddly and spend more money. They would sell out an entire community for a nickel.
They already have sold out entire communities. It was more than a nickle, though.