It's not a good thing. It's performative and designed to trick people into thinking that Google cares about their privacy and overlook the fact that Google are using their browser/search monopoly to extend their control over the advertising industry.
Speed cameras aren't hidden in the UK. They are always preceded by warning signs and the cameras themselves are in big yellow boxes that are completely obvious. You'd have to be blind to miss one.
This isn't privacy issue. It's just an issue for bad drivers.
Why does he mispronounce his surname?