Even Fans Of Google Books Want Privacy Safeguards

“Novelist Jonathan Lethem says Google should be ‘congratulated’ for its effort. Lethem adds, ‘This is the moment to take a look and say, “why isn’t it as private as the world we’re being asked to leave behind, the world of physical books?”‘ … Lethem is one of several authors — including Michael Chabon and Cory Doctorow — who have signed on to a campaign to pressure Google Books to offer greater privacy guarantees for its readers.”