Google’s New Privacy Policies
Has anybody reviewed Google`s new privacy policy? It’s available on-line and in plain sight on the Google homepage.
The Sacramento Bee recently reported: Consumer Watchdog Praises State Attorneys General Action Against Google
The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on February 22, 2012 to the CEO of Google outlining their concerns. The letter is signed on behalf of 36 different US Attorney Generals. That`s nothing to sneeze at.
Click here for the letter.
The primary concern seems to be that Google has now bundled all services into one largely for the purposes of tracking user habits to ultimately provide targeted ads.
Ever do a search on a specific vehicle or designer shoes? Don`t be surprised when you`re on Youtube later watching that favorite video only to find an ad in the right hand column for that exact product.
If you use Gmail, Google`s computer code will automatically search your messages to pick up keywords and then provide advertisements based on the subject, messages and email addresses you correspond with. I seem to get more ads for legal services than anything else.
Google`s new privacy policies can be found here: http://www.google.ca/intl/en/policies/privacy/
Stay tuned for more on this topic.
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