"Google consolidating data -- gives me some cause for concern," Robert Mason, a professor of information technology at the University of Washington, wrote publicly on his Google+ profile. A Google spokeswoman declined to comment and instead referred CNN to Whitten's statement and a brief document posted on the company's website. The latter notes that Google does not sell users' personal info to other companies, and that people who do not like the changes can close their accounts.

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