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The Federal Trade Commission appears ready to fine Google millions of dollars for hacking around privacy settings on iPhones and iPads. Consumer Watchdog filed a complaint in February with the FTC after Stanford Researcher Jonathan Mayer revealed what the Internet giant was doing.

Sara Forden of “Bloomberg News” today reported the Commission is negotiating with Google about how big the fine will be.  She cited an unidentified source as saying the fine could amount to more than US$10 million.

Google has rolled out Google Drive — a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. You can upload and access all of your files — including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond.

Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Once you choose to share content with others, you can add and reply to comments on anything (PDF, image, video file, etc.) and receive notifications when other people comment on shared items.

The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its nvestigation of Google’s actions in bypassing the default privacy settings of the Apple Safari browser for Google users, reports the “Mercurcy News” (http://macte.ch/MrX0P), quoting unnamed “sources familiar with ongoing negotiations between the company and the government.”

Eighty two percent of Americans express a favorable opinion of Google overall according to a Langer Research Associates poll produced for ABC. What’s more, 53% express a “strongly” favorable opinion of the world’s leading search engine. Apple came in second in the poll.

Seventy-four percent see Apple favorably. However, in addition to trailing Google by a relatively slim eight percentage points overall, it lags by a wider 16 points in strong devotees.