Comments on: Google does care about your privacy. Really. There are videos to prove it. http://www.16thletter.com/2007/12/20/google-does-care-about-your-privacy-really-there-are-videos-to-prove-it/ thoughts on how the Internet intersects with work, play & life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: lincmercguy http://www.16thletter.com/2007/12/20/google-does-care-about-your-privacy-really-there-are-videos-to-prove-it/#comment-5589 lincmercguy Tue, 06 May 2008 20:20:09 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/2007/12/20/google-does-care-about-your-privacy-really-there-are-videos-to-prove-it/#comment-5589 I requested the picture of my house be removed from StreetView, I really think it's only been removed when I view it from home (IP address will show me as in the ZIP code). I can still see it when I view it from work. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for a few days, it could be one server is updated and one is not. I requested the picture of my house be removed from StreetView, I really think it’s only been removed when I view it from home (IP address will show me as in the ZIP code). I can still see it when I view it from work. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt for a few days, it could be one server is updated and one is not.

]]> By: Vince http://www.16thletter.com/2007/12/20/google-does-care-about-your-privacy-really-there-are-videos-to-prove-it/#comment-931 Vince Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:31:51 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/2007/12/20/google-does-care-about-your-privacy-really-there-are-videos-to-prove-it/#comment-931 I just watch the privacy search video. And I noticed some unclear point. About the aim of gathering personal information, they argue that "without this information, our search engine wouldn't work as well as it does or be as secure". While I agree about the utility of personalization, I don't see the point about security. More important, they do not say that they use it for ads. So clearly they could add a comment "our company wouldn't be as rich as it is :)". In the second video, they pretend to remove every personal information... just after saying they keep the IP address which I consider as a personal and very sensitive information. Why can't we manage ALL our information and erase our IP address as well? I'm not sure search results and ads will be less relevant if we remove some sensitive information. I hope the last move of ASK will convince Google. Until then, I'll keep developing a privacy enforcement add-on for Firefox. More information on my web site. I just watch the privacy search video. And I noticed some unclear point.

About the aim of gathering personal information, they argue that “without this information, our search engine wouldn’t work as well as it does or be as secure”. While I agree about the utility of personalization, I don’t see the point about security. More important, they do not say that they use it for ads. So clearly they could add a comment “our company wouldn’t be as rich as it is :)”.

In the second video, they pretend to remove every personal information… just after saying they keep the IP address which I consider as a personal and very sensitive information. Why can’t we manage ALL our information and erase our IP address as well? I’m not sure search results and ads will be less relevant if we remove some sensitive information. I hope the last move of ASK will convince Google.

Until then, I’ll keep developing a privacy enforcement add-on for Firefox. More information on my web site.

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