Are our search engines safe?

Ok so we know they are edited, monitored, combed and managed - but should they be allowed to point your browser at a site that can maliciuosly attack your cyberself?
What if they could actually help defend your digital entity?

I hunted around a bit and found out some good-disturbing and some bad-disturbing stuff...
Do a search; In Focus: Proactive Honeypots by Mark Joseph Edwards, News Editor, mark at ntsecurity / net.
Should search engines be more responsible? Less?
Any thoughts? What would you be comfortable with?

It is extremely easy to find personal information with Google.

Google recently declined to comment about it.