According to a study by Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) researchers last February, more than 3 million out of 60 million pages analyzed were found to perform "drive-by downloads, " invisibly installing malicious software on users' machines.
Over the weekend, Google's (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) privacy record received its harshest criticism yet: A study by London-based Privacy International placed Google dead last in its rankings of online companies for user information protection.