Afro FM 105.3: Google in privacy policy changes across its services

Google in privacy policy changes across its services
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Henok  on 27/01/2012 07:39:00
 
The company said More than 60 different policies will be combined into one that
will go into effect 1 March. Google said the new policy will give people more
relevant search results and help advertisers find customers. According to BBC
Google has previously faced criticism over the sharing of user’s data. The
single privacy policy will apply to Google search, Gmail, YouTube and Google+,
its social networking site. The main change applies to users who have Google
accounts. The revision comes after Google's previous attempt at social
networking, Buzz, was shut down. The company was criticised for inadvertently
revealing users' most e-mailed contacts to other participants through the Buzz
platform. Last year, Google and the Federal Trade Commission reached a
settlement to prevent Google from misrepresenting how it uses personal
information and from sharing a user's data without approval. Google said it had
been in touch with regulators over these latest changes to its privacy policy,
which will apply globally. (BBC)