Showing posts with label new consolidated plainspeak Google privacy policy to be implemented 3/1/12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new consolidated plainspeak Google privacy policy to be implemented 3/1/12. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Google overhauls its privacy policies; San Jose Mercury News, 1/24/12

Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News; Google overhauls its privacy policies:

"Google (GOOG) on Tuesday said it would consolidate and simplify its large litter of privacy policies into a single umbrella statement, reflecting the company's plan to increasingly meld what were once separate services into a single experience.

But while the Internet giant is following a course recommended by many privacy advocates, it's unclear whether the new effort will find broad support among privacy advocates.

Google said it would consolidate more than 60 separate privacy policies into one, describing how Google collects and uses data from and about its hundreds of millions of users. The change cuts by more than 80 percent the number of words consumers will have to read. The company plans to put its new privacy policy into effect March 1."