Lawmakers target Google over privacy laws

[Will E Worm]

Lawmakers target Google over privacy laws

Three congressmen on Friday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google Inc., after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Internet giant was bypassing privacy settings of people who used Apple Inc.'s Web browser on phones and computers.

The lawmakers—Edward J. Markey (D., Mass.), Joe Barton (R., Texas) and Cliff Stearns (R., Fla.)—want to know if Google's behavior "constitutes a *********" of a privacy settlement Google and the Federal Trade Commission signed last year. Breaches of the settlement could bring fines of as much as $16,000 per ********* per day.

"The FTC is aware of the situation," an agency spokeswoman said. At least two consumer groups also asked the FTC to investigate Google's behavior, which allowed the company to track Web-browsing habits of people using Safari browser software even if they intended for that kind of monitoring to be blocked.

At the heart of the complaints is the fact that, until recently, a page on Google's site told Safari users they could rely on the browser's settings to prevent tracking by Google. Among other things, the FTC settlement barred the company from misrepresenting its privacy practices to users.

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Google should have to go back to their original privacy policy for everyone.

 

[Rey C.]

Yeah, but this flagrant ***** has nothing to do with them changing their privacy policy. This is about Google having ZERO respect for the privacy of anyone who is on the internet.

This is why I use NO Google products where I have to sign in (other than Youtube). But it seems like even that doesn't do it. The Google twins make Bill Gates look like a Boyscout, even on his worst day back in the 90's.

I just read another article about the big holes in Google Wallet. How dumb would you have to be to use Google Wallet? Why not just send your credit card/debit card number directly to the **** in Russia who are trying to steal your money? Ya know, cut out the middle men (Sergey Brin and Larry Page). :dunno:

"Don't Be Evil"... my ass.

 

[Automate]

You don't even have to use Google search directly.
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No similar intermediary exists for youtube though.

 

[Rey C.]

^^^ Nice find! :thumbsup:

I hope we don't find out later that Start Page is owned by Marky Mark Zuckerberg though.

 

[Automate]

It's owned by Surfboard Holding B.V, a Dutch company. They have another search engine, named ixquick. Neither startpage nor ixquick record even IP addresses from their visitors.
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I am not exactly clear on what the point is for having these separate sites.

 

[RichardNailder]

I sold my soul to Google a long time ago.