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  1. Google Pays $7 Million to Settle Street View Snooping Case

    We work hard to get privacy right at Google. This settlement addresses privacy issues and protects the rights of people whose information was collected without their permission. Google has reached a settlement which would end the firm's long...

  2. Google as Your Identity Provider: Where Are We Now?

    Changing of Google Privacy Policy from US to EU. But again we have the same issues as in privacy, that which is tracked is not private or anonymous and there are no laws that can prevent an IdP from doing what they would want with your information.

  3. Internal Linking to Promote Keyword Clusters

    Page Two – Privacy Policy It's only fair to note when there are known issues and unknowns with data. The data matches closely to what the search engines are trying to push webmasters toward: provide a logical and well-coded site architecture that...

  4. Google April Fools' Day Pranks 2012: 8-Bit Maps, Chrome Multitask Mode & More!

    We’re all holding our breath to find out whether any kangaroos will file privacy complaints with the Australian government. Whether it's Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, or even the moon, Google Analytics will let you drill down into all sorts of data...

  5. Search Engine Users Dislike Personalized Search But Like the Results

    Clearly, users worry about their privacy. Without downplaying any of the privacy concerns, which are very real and warrant a closer look at search engine privacy practices, how much stock can we put into user sentiment that personalization is bad...

  6. Google Privacy Policy: 36 Attorneys General Express Strong Concerns

    No, this isn't about its app privacy policy  or browser tracking, though lately it seems like you need a scorecard to keep track of all the privacy issues Google is dealing with at the moment. A group of U.S.state attorneys are speaking out against...

  7. The Trouble with Tribbles: Beyond Google’s Cookiegate Browser Settings Hype

    This is an incredibly important distinction, especially in light of Google’s plan to amalgamate their privacy policies and pool data across all services. No one knew Google would one day amalgamate data across all their services by merging them all...

  8. Google Won't Pause New Privacy Policy - Should They Have To?

    Questions over Google’s new privacy policy continue despite their best efforts to quell fears. In the letter to Article 29 Working Party chairman Jacob Kohnstamm, Google’s Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer notes they have not changed their...

  9. Search Industry Call to Arms: SOPA, Keyword Not Provided and Lying SEOs

    Hold their feet to the fire over privacy as the reasoning for withholding keyword data when they make it available to their advertisers. Essex is concerned that open industry might be at risk as brands tighten up privacy controls.

  10. Facebook F8 Wrapup: Timeline, Ticker, GraphRank for Users & Marketers

    The new apps and profile, however, seem to have convinced him that sacrificing user data privacy is worth it in the long run. There are obvious privacy concerns here and Facebook is no stranger to public floggings over privacy issues.

  11. Real Names: Google+, Government & The Identity Ecosystem

    Now, the document tells you that your privacy is preserved, and that is true in that the entities that the information is shared with get limited information, but the holder of the information still holds all your data.