I don't know. I'm just not sure where I land on this yet. Google has built some amazing trust and loyalty. I'm greatly dependent on my Googling ability in the work that I do, but do I want them enabling the world to visit the windows of my house? I'm caught in the middle. I love details, I love all information at all times. I guess in living a life online I've accepted that the planet is becoming a smaller and smaller place.
via CNET News
Saturday, the British activist group Privacy International released a scathing report that said the company is "hostile to privacy" and ranked it the lowest out of nearly two dozen major Web sites when it comes to privacy issues.
Google Maps Street View was singled out. "Techniques and technologies (are) frequently rolled out without adequate public consultation (e.g. Street level view)." Google also has a "track history of ignoring privacy concerns," the report said. "Every corporate announcement involves some new practice involving surveillance."
In addition to Google's "aggressive use of invasive or potentially invasive technologies and techniques," the bad grade was given because of the "diversity and specificity" of Google's products and the ability to share data between them, as well as the company's market dominance and number of users.
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