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Google tells Congress it’s not Phorm: “

‘Our users trust us’

Google wants you to know that in targeting online ads, it doesn’t use Phorm-like deep packet inspection. But it still refuses to acknowledge its own massive threat to the privacy of humankind.…

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(Via The Register - Comms.)

Privacy watchdog hoists Google by its own petard: “

Spews Street View pics of Larry Page Lexus

In an effort to prove that Google is a serious threat to the personal privacy of people everywhere, the National Legal and Policy Center has exposed countless Google Street View pics that detail what are likely the home, cars, and daily commute of top Google executive Larry Page.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Google accused on privacy views: “A US civil rights group accuses Google of double-standards on its stance over personal privacy.”

(Via BBC News.)

UK data watchdog gives Google spycar fleet the greenlight: “

Privacy campaigners mown down by Street View juggernaut

Following a quiet word down at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Google has been given regulatory approval to publish photographs taken by the fleet of camera-carrying black Opels currently surveying Britain.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Google: ‘Even in the desert, privacy does not exist’: “

Defends Street View, scoffs at The Borings

As Google’s government-approved spycar fleet drives across the UK, doing its best to photograph every inch of the country, the search giant cum global menace has told the world that ‘even in today’s desert, complete privacy does not exist.’…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Google’s Street View cleared by privacy watchdog: “Google’s Street View service has received the blessing of UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner, who has said that the safeguards Google has put in place for people’s privacy are ‘adequate’.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Google to face charges over Down syndrome video: “Google is to face criminal charges in Italy over a video which appeared on one of its sites showing a disabled teenager being taunted by his peers.”

(Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)

YouTube Agrees to Share Viewer Data: “Defendants and plaintiffs in two copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of millions of YouTube watchers during evidence discovery.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Viacom ‘backs off’ YouTube demand: “Google and Viacom reach a deal to protect the personal details of YouTube viewers while evidence is collected for a legal case.”

(Via BBC News.)

Bits: Google’s Tracking of Users Can Also Increase Privacy Protection: “Privacy concerns have been raised by Google and other companies that track users’ activities on the Web, but the tracking has upsides, too.

(Via NYT > Technology.)