What is Google's new Privacy Policy?
Sick of "This Stuff Matters" pop-ups following me around the internet... Can someone just explain it to me in non-Google terms?
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I believe they follow you around and record your keystrokes so they can attach the appropriate advertisers to your search results. Or, sell the info. Kind of like Facebook when they match advertisers to your keywords, Likes and so on. I hear Google may apply this to your email, however.
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What Idlewild said, except they record everything. Keystrokes, sites visited, searches performed, passwords entered and tailor advertising to meet it. Google will basically keep a window into your soul for your entire life.
How long before its abused, or stolen?
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I act as if nothing is private.
Even if they violated their ever-changing privacy agreement, how would I prove it was them? How would I show harm?
As more people disclose the details of their lives, I have reached the conclusion that life I live is only slightly more exciting.
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Google claims very strongly that they will never sell the info.
Their privacy statement this week is actually pretty encouraging and I say that as someone who is generally critical of Google.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/google-clarifies-what-isnt-changing-with-new-privacy-policy/
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2012/01/changing-our-privacy-policies-not-our.html
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When it comes to facebook and google, I suspect people will slowly learn it is best to share real things with real friends, in real life.
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When it comes to facebook and google, I suspect people will slowly learn it is best to share real things with real friends, in real life.
I suspect you're wrong. I suspect most people are idiots and if they take precautions they will be digital ones. People are not going to go back to talking in person due to some privacy and security reasons.
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whynot_31 said:
When it comes to facebook and google, I suspect people will slowly learn it is best to share real things with real friends, in real life.Perhaps.
Doesn't mean Facebook and google won't still be extremely important to me.
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Hopefully politicians will be among those last to learn that somethings should not be posted on line.
...the free entertainment is great.
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homeowner said:
What Idlewild said, except they record everything. Keystrokes, sites visited, searches performed, passwords entered and tailor advertising to meet it. Google will basically keep a window into your soul for your entire life.How long before its abused, or stolen?
Doesn't have to be either. Google's pretty much giving your info to anyone who's interested. Then, I imagine, like email lists, those companies will share with others. And so on, and so on, etc.
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Doesn't have to be either. Google's pretty much giving your info to anyone who's interested. Then, I imagine, like email lists, those companies will share with others. And so on, and so on, etc.
what information exactly?
and what evidence do you have of this?
I'm honestly curious. Seems like google fearmongering.
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Boygabriel said:
Doesn't have to be either. Google's pretty much giving your info to anyone who's interested. Then, I imagine, like email lists, those companies will share with others. And so on, and so on, etc.
what information exactly?
and what evidence do you have of this?
I'm honestly curious. Seems like google fearmongering.
Mostly from news stories and Google's own New Terms of Agreement. At least as far as Google sharing your web surfing and your key-words. As far as other companies sharing your info that they get from Google: no proof. I'm guessing they're going to do this because it standard practice. Unless, Google makes companies whom they share your info with promise not to.
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Can you link me to any news stories? As someone who reads a lot of tech blogs I can tell you a lot of times those stories are based on poorly researched blog opinion pieces. Let's just say I don't read the tech blogs for their google or facebook criticism.
As Google's new privacy policy states you are not required in to sign in to google to search the web - so it can remain completely anonymous.
At least as far as Google sharing your web surfing and your key-words.
Right, that is a lot different than what people imagine when they hear, "Google is sharing your info!!"
People think google is sending our your email address and SSN to debt collectors or something.
Most people's banks are sharing more personal information far more widely than Google ever will. But people don't really care b/c there isn't fear mongering about what your bank does with your name and address.
Or your credit card company.
Unlike your bank or cc, Google is pretty specific about what kind of information they share and for what ends.
I don't think Google has great business practices as far as competition, quality of product, philosophy, etc.
Privacy is one of the things they tend to be decent at, IMO
Edit to add: I do think google's new 'personalized search results' are troublesome, but not really for privacy reasons.
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The web may be the next frontier where we see people who want to be a victim, when they are not.
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A court has now ruled that what you type on Facebook can be used as evidence in court.
Being that such technology has been around for a few years, it kinda surprises me that this is being treated as news.
Although the court has now ruled on the issue, haven't the courts used internet posts as evidence for quite some time?
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