Lauren Weinstein, an expert on privacy issues, has written an open letter to Google asking the company to create the Google Privacy Institute. The new organization would not only advise Google on how best to protect the privacy of individuals and organizations using Google services, but also serve as a think tank and example for how to manage privacy in an Internet-connected world.
Like me, Weinstein appreciates the extraordinary power and utility of Google while also being concerned that the company could, in the future, mis-use and abuse the massive data sets that firm collects. It's a good read.