if you do not know already, google wallet shares the following information with potentially untrustworthy third parties. the information below that you have entrusted to google may be shared below as follows. full name date of birth social security number current address phone number this data is shared with a company named EveryWhereReward.com if you request a balance withdrawal of funds in google wallet accounts. by the third-parties own admission, they keep this data forever even AFTER the account is closed. this seems to be a gross violation of privacy when entrusting data to google. it also means that gov can subpoena it and other shared data related to your google wallet account without going through google directly. this is not something expected. the company also reveals that numerous departments have access to this data and it does not appear to be encrypted nor protected well. a brief glance at the SSL certificate leaks information regarding backup, qa, and disaster recovery domains associated with the primary sites. you may want to ask yourself if you think the data is being adequately protected. the company claims they are authorized to hold this data by their association with money network (subsidiary of first data corp). this is merely a warning to be careful when sharing your data with google, because it may ultimately end up in places you didnt expect (eg. an indirect subsidiary of a conglomerate's subsidiary that is directly partnered with google -- confusing). if in doubt, check your terms of service. #warning