Comments on: Google Fights for User Privacy Rights in Brazil http://www.jeremymaddock.com/2006/08/google-fights-for-user-privacy-rights-in-brazil/ Journal of a Successful Internet Entrepreneur Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:37:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Google Caves on Brazillian Privacy Battle » Jeremy Maddock http://www.jeremymaddock.com/2006/08/google-fights-for-user-privacy-rights-in-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Google Caves on Brazillian Privacy Battle » Jeremy Maddock Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:35:21 +0000 http://www.jeremymaddock.com/2006/08/google-fights-for-user-privacy-rights-in-brazil/#comment-74 [...] Earlier this week, the search engine agreed to divulge a “small and narrow” selection of personal user data to the government of Brazil, after being threatened with daily fines and a possible shut-down of its offices in the country. [...] [...] Earlier this week, the search engine agreed to divulge a “small and narrow” selection of personal user data to the government of Brazil, after being threatened with daily fines and a possible shut-down of its offices in the country. [...]

]]> By: Joey http://www.jeremymaddock.com/2006/08/google-fights-for-user-privacy-rights-in-brazil/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Joey Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:10:23 +0000 http://www.jeremymaddock.com/2006/08/google-fights-for-user-privacy-rights-in-brazil/#comment-66 I find it rather impressive Google's willing to put all this money in to defending user privacy rights, but before everyone starts screaming about how "good" and "pure" Google is, remind yourself that they have very little real choice, with hundreds of sites and media publishings such as GoogleWatch watching their every move so very closely. I've always wondered how many things like this go un-discussed. Does Google defend privacy in all cases, or do they just let it slide if they think they can get away with it without the media finding out. Hmm. I find it rather impressive Google’s willing to put all this money in to defending user privacy rights, but before everyone starts screaming about how “good” and “pure” Google is, remind yourself that they have very little real choice, with hundreds of sites and media publishings such as GoogleWatch watching their every move so very closely.

I’ve always wondered how many things like this go un-discussed. Does Google defend privacy in all cases, or do they just let it slide if they think they can get away with it without the media finding out.

Hmm.

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