January 29, 2010

Google renew their privacy promises

Examines own guidelines on the occasion of the International Policy of arrival.

Google knows more about the world's web users than any other company. Information from one billion daily queries, comprehensive survey of ad network and use the data from the browser, Youtube, e-mail, and increasingly, you can get it to go cold down the back of any and every.
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With all these data it follows the enormous responsibility. This illustrates the company itself through its self-imposed motto "Do no evil", and various measures.

For a half years ago they decided to be half the time they retain the IP addresses in their logs, from 18 to 9 months. As recently as November, Google introduced Dashboard, where registered users get an overview and can manage portions of the data collected.

On the occasion of the International Policy day 28 January using Google the opportunity to publish the company's principles of privacy in a blog post.

- We have always abided by these principles. Now we publish them publicly in order to provide an understanding of how we think, it is stated in the message.

The following five points are listed:

Use data to provide users with valuable products and services.

Develop products that reflect the strong standards and practices for privacy.

Provide better insight into how personal information is collected.

Provide users meaningful choices to protect their own privacy.

Be responsible protectors of the information we control.

In addition, Google refers to its own portal with additional details about the practice of personal tasks relating to their individual services.

Privacy Day is celebrated for the rest of the players in a number of countries.

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