Yeah, except that's not what Eric meant. He phrased an answer poorly and sensationalist journalists took his answer out of context. What he REALLY said (in context) was "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be treating Google like your trusted friend by telling it to them"

Full context:

Q: People are treating Google like their most trusted friend. Should they be?

A: I think judgement matters… If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place. But if you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines including Google do retain this information for some time, and it’s important, for example that we are all subject in the United States to the Patriot Act. It is possible that that information could be made available to the authorities.”