Its not often I start a blog post with a disclaimer but on this occassion it is necessay. I heard this story on News Radio, not on Radion National where it came from. I aspire to be an RN listener but I simply don’t have the time.
The ABC’s Damien Carrick: Do you have a Google account? When was the last time you Googled something? Maybe you also use Gmail or have a YouTube account, which are also part of the Google empire. When you log on to a Google site, you may have noticed a message telling you, ‘We’re changing our privacy policy and terms’. This stuff matters. Google says the new policy will allow the transfer of information across different Google platforms. This will enable it to suggest search queries, or tailor search results based on interests you’ve expressed in Google, Gmail or YouTube. As Rachel Whetstone, Google Senior Vice-president of Communications and Public Policy tells American radio network NPR, this will be a huge benefit to consumers.
Googles Rachel Whetstone: There’s lots of different ways, magical little ways that we can use information to improve your services, whether it’s, you know, better spelling corrections, whether it’s enabling you to add things from your Gmail to your calendar, whatever it might be, it’s all really about you and it’s about your information.
Have a listen or download the full story …. all very interesting!
