Google Privacy Changes : Streamlining by popular demand OR Corporate over reach and invasion of privacy?

March 4, 2012 by desertrose   

Uploaded by RTAmerica on Mar 1, 2012

Google is under scrutiny once again. Google’s latest privacy changes went into effect on Thursday and the search engine giant claims the modifications will make a more personalized internet surfing experience. Now all Google’s services such as Gmail and YouTube will now streamline into one profile. Critics believe these changes will allow the company to gather vast amounts of personal information on any given user. Conn Hallinan, columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, joins us to give his taken on what Google is doing with this information.




Uploaded by sarkcqure on Mar 1, 2012 BBC news further explores concerns growing over Google’s new privacy policy as it effects users – even to the extent of Android phone users now being assimilated into the Googlesphere “collective”. A bit of vox pop and expert comment, bottom line: Google’s monopoly position appears to be somewhat out of control. Read more at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/ Is it time for an ethical search engine to be launched? Wiki foundation



Uploaded by sarkcqure on Feb 12, 2012 BBC Click Online reports on new EU rules and laws backed with real sanctions, address the questions around social networks and the ownership of data at last.