I'd rather that people disclose when tangentially related than not at all. I'd say it's a good thing.

How do you know whether someone works at Google?

Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.

Didn't see your comment but I said the same thing. Just goes to show arrogance of Google right now they are sisaying in many fields. Because they probably think only they will have the capacity to effectively fingerprint if browsers fought back, because you know, its Google. Most weaker plays will drop out.

Tracking is one of Google's services and it's widely used