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EU Gives Google Privacy Policy Suggestions About Data Protection

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-it-this-way dept.

itwbennett writes In a letter to Google (PDF) that was published Thursday, the Article 29 Working Party, an umbrella group for European data protection authorities, said Google's privacy policy, in addition to being clear and unambiguous, should also include an exhaustive list of the types of personal data processed. But if all that information is overwhelming to users, Google should personalize the privacy policy to show users only the data processing it is performing on their data.

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  1. Expect the Republicans... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    to rebuff this suggestion with violence. They hate it when other countries attack the companies that they control.

  2. Re:Personalized privacy policies? by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Google should personalize the privacy policy to show users only the data processing it is performing on their data."

    13. Shared data. The subscriber agrees by uploading personal data to Google cloud that any dick pics are both hackable and for sale to the highest bidder.

    And guys will want to show that theirs is "bigger and better", so they'll bid on their own pics rather than having them sit there for one tenth of a cent. Google can make a fortune by having shill bids bump the price up. I'm sure they'd be able to develop algorithms that would bring the biggest yields.

    Or they can go the "social media" route. "George, your friend Harry just received a bid of $50.00. Your current high is ten cents. Would you like to put a reserve bid on your pic? Suggested amounts are $50, $100, or [ENTER AMOUNT HERE].

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