Worried about What Google Knows about you and me?
Google Privacy Dashboard tries to alleviate criticism of the search giant curating user data by making users more aware of the information Google stores about us. Google also provides access to detailed settings so that users can adjust the privacy settings to their own comfort level.
I like how Google Frames the discussion in the video below:
“What does google store in my account?” instead of “What does Google know about me?”
Am I getting a little paranoid here? Is Google telling all that Google knows about me?
I’ve always been aware of Google knowing lots about me because of the services I use, but the description of how Google uses the Interests Poll Gadget got me a bit more concerned about the how Google uses information about me.
Are you concerned about online privacy with Google, Facebook or other Websites? Are your guests? Does it affect the way your guests share information online?
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I think that the Google organization as it is now is pretty benign, but the thought of what it could turn into if it fell into the wrong hands is kind of scary.
MediaCurves.com conducted a study among 295 viewers of a news clip featuring Google’s new Dashboard, which allows users to view information about their previous searches. Results found that that more than one-third of viewers (38%) reported that they will use Google’s search engine less frequently after learning of the feature. Among the viewers who reported that they would use Google less, more than half (52%) reported that they would use Yahoo as their alternative search engine. Furthermore, nearly half of the viewers (48%) stated that they were “not at all comfortable” with search engine companies monitoring and collecting data from their searches.
More in depth results can be seen at:
http://www.mediacurves.com/NationalMediaFocus/J...
Thanks,
Ben
Wow, Hey Ben, thanks for sharing your study results. Have to say, when I first saw Googles new FriendConnect Widget it caused me to stop and think about my profile and how it drives my relationship with Google.
It's not a reach to think perhaps some day someone's data could be subpoenaed from Google in a court case.
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