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The Google Toilet

  • Current, Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:24 PM
Sorry pal, you signed up for a free toilet, so that gives Google the right to collect information and serve you up ads. That's what the animated announcer tells the cartoon character in the Current spoof, "The Google Toilet."

Data mining technology in the toilet can "literally shift through your shit" to deliver the ultimate targeted ads, the announcer says. And it automatically updates your Facebook page with your toxicology report, too. The spoof looks at a variety of media, from voice to search, and the impact they have on consumer privacy.

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