samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - May 08 2007 | google, privacy, security"For the last two weeks, I've had google.com blocked at both work and home. The amount of data they're gathering on me is frightening. Not because of Google, but because I'm positive the government will legislate their way into Google's database sooner or later and start labeling people as suspicious."
Interesting experiment, and no doubt these type of concerns will become more and more important as the web possibilities become more popular. We'll be seeing more singular web data storage services, as well as home servers. Trick is, how do have our data everywhere, available on services we need, plus be in control of it?
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 07 2009 | security, privacy, google, maps
"A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists... "All I'm trying to do is stop terrorists," Anderson told AP."
That reason again. Anyone could use that reason to make anything legitimate; could you not come up with something that shows some more thought? The final paragraph is very true too.
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 05 2008 | google, privacy, web apps
"Lakehead University in Canada was one of the first large-scale adopters of Google applications, but a storm has broken out after staff were told not to use it for personal or sensitive information. The problem arises because the information is stored on Google's servers in the US where authorities have the right to read everything Google stores under the Patriot Act."
Ah, the ugly side of cloud computing is emerging. And Google wants to get privacy standards unified? Fat chance, but with all of Google's resources, they should be able to built distributed datacenters in each country... they maybe open it up like Amazon has so ew can all benefit?
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 15 2007 | google, privacy
"Greg felt a spasm in his guts. "You're looking at my searches and e-mail?"... "Sir, calm down, please. No, I'm not looking at your searches," the man said in a mocking whine. "That would be unconstitutional. We see only the ads that show up when you read your mail and do your searching. I have a brochure explaining it. I'll give it to you when we're through here.""
Creepy little story about the might of Google. Kind of reminded me of the scene in the Matrix when Neo is sitting at his green-screen, then all of a sudden getting a knock on the door...
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 22 2007 | google, internet, privacy
"What’s is interesting in this post is that Google has sidestepped the actual privacy issue that has many people concerned about the amount of knowledge the company has about Internet users."
Impressive list of things Google can potentially dig up about you. Maybe we'll finally see some real public reaction soon...the pot's about to boil over.
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 03 2007 | google, privacy, security
"The headlines just don’t stop for Google. But with the now complete acquisition of Feedburner, are there any parts of our online lives that don’t reside somewhere within the Googleplex? Through acquisitions and a few thousands of the world’s best engineers, the company knows more about you than you might be aware of. "
Ah, Fear Of Google again. I have to say it worries me sometimes, but then, what option do we have when Google's apps are so good, if not ugly?
- samuel337 | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 02 2007 | google, privacy, maps
"Love this new feature of Google Maps. It’s so innovative, even though I’m not sure quite how useful it is but ultra-cool none the less...I ain’t no lawyer, but I always suspected that one of the reasons holding Microsoft back from releasing this stuff to the public was the legalities of the imagery that was taken and the privacy surrounding it...So, as I suspected would happen, it didn’t take long for the backlash over Google’s streetside photography."
Nice summary of Google's issues ahead, but really it just pushes the rule that allows public photography without consent to the max.
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