Google and privacy
Written by willb on October 6th, 2009Most of you probably use Google every day. At times you may wonder how much information Google is storing about you and what they do with it. Google’s CEO says they do everything they can to protect your privacy and actually delete information that can be associated with individual internet activity every 18 months. You can also opt out of some of their data collection procedures when you sign up for the particular service. The interview below with Google’s CEO reminded me of one of my favorite articles from grad school - Data Retention and the Panoptic Society: The Social Benefits of Forgetfulness. To learn more about Google’s privacy policy listen the the audio interview below. To get an interesting perspective on the value of privacy in democratic societys, visit the link above.
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