Google seems to be pushing to have a closer relationship with webmasters, they aren’t launching programs like sitemaps to “catch” people. As long as you are a webmaster on the up-and-up, running a useful site, Google wants you in their directory. It only makes sense for Google since the more webmasters trust them and have access to valuable tools (ie: Analytics), the more likely webmasters are to increase their spends on AdWords.