Attorneys General from 36 states have written to Google CEO Larry Page expressing deep concerns over the company’s privacy terms. Google’s new privacy policy, which permits greater information sharing among its products, should allow consumers to opt in, the attorneys general maintain. Besides lacking an opt-in mechanism, the policy also fails to provide a meaningful opt-out option, they say. The sharply worded letter calls the policy “troubling” and accuses Google of invading consumer privacy by automatically sharing personal information.
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Google Unfazed by AGs' Furrowed Brows
Posted by: Erika Morphy February 27, 2012 09:50 AMAttorneys General from 36 states have written to Google CEO Larry Page expressing deep concerns over the company’s privacy terms. Google’s new privacy policy, which permits greater information sharing among its products, should allow consumers to opt in, the attorneys general maintain. Besides lacking an opt-in mechanism, the policy also fails to provide a meaningful opt-out option, they say. The sharply worded letter calls the policy “troubling” and accuses Google of invading consumer privacy by automatically sharing personal information.