Tim O'Reilly talks about it, too, but he's in favor of it.

Brad Templeton, Chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, talks about it as well. He's not quite as dewy-eyed about it as O'Reilly.

I haven't quite made up my mind about it, but my opinion, at least right now, is closer to the "Gmail is too creepy" people. When they first made the announcement, I thought it was an April Fool's joke, and I had a hard time believing it was true. A gigabyte of mail storage? And they can search through it and deliver targeted ads based on content? It just seemed impossible. Of course, many things that once seemed impossible are completely possible now, and I try not to be too stick-in-the-mud about things.

And I'm an early adopter for most things, although less now than I used to be. I'm still running Mac OS 9, for instance. But in general, I'm in favor more privacy rather than less, and in favor of privacy at the expense of convenience. I'm sure it's one of those things that we won't think anything about before long, but right now I think I'll pass.

Oh, I do have an account. I figured I ought to grab it when I was given the chance. But I'm holding off on my recommendation until I see what actually happens with it.