Google forced to pay $22million fine for ‘spying on web users’ – but REFUSES to admit they were wrong

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2186270/Google-forced-22million-fine-spying-Safari-users-STILL-refuses-admit-wrong.html Fine is the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 16:21 EST, 9 August 2012 | UPDATED: 16:43 EST, 9 August 2012 Google is paying a record $22.5million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who use Apple’s […]

Unfair and unwise’: Google brings in new privacy policy today for two billion users – despite EU concerns it may be illegal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2108564/Google-privacy-policy-changes-Global-outcry-policy-ignored.html French privacy authority claims policy is illegal under EU law 50 US and European consumer groups say new policy is ‘unfair and unwise’ Japan claims policy changes may be illegal Users scramble to protect sensitive data such as search histories Google claims ‘to pause now would cause confusion’ Will affect all Google account holders […]

Just one in eight of Google users have read its new privacy policy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107381/Google-privacy-policy-Just-1-8-search-engines-users-read-new-policy.html By Steve Doughty Last updated at 3:07 PM on 28th February 2012 Fewer than one in eight Google users have bothered to read the internet giant’s new privacy policy, a poll found yesterday. The great majority are in the dark about the way the biggest search engine operator will use information about what they […]

Google defends change to privacy policies

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-google-privacy-policy-idUSTRE80U1UL20120131 By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:47pm EST (Reuters) – Planned changes to Google Inc’s privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday Google, […]

‘Google will know more about you than your partner’: Uproar as search giant reveals privacy policy that will allow them to track you on all their products

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2091508/Google-privacy-policy-Search-giant-know-partner.html Now users will be bombarded with ads related to their online searches Critics say company will amass ‘cauldron of data’ on users Company says products will be ‘beautifully simple and intuitive’ By Ted Thornhill Last updated at 4:59 PM on 25th January 2012 Google has been savaged by critics after revealing plans to link […]