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> they're just selling it now (most likely to the highest bidder).

[citation needed]

They're still allowing you to access it via adwords (which is very much an auction system).

They also have extended analytics for the nice clean price of 150k/year - http://www.google.com/analytics/premium/

Access to the automated system for distribution of communication materials is NOT equal for selling data. Thats a common misconception.

Also extended analytics do not provide any private data that is not available in the general version of analytics.