June 11, 2007

Google Ranks Dead Last in Privacy Among Top Net Companies, Privacy International Reports

In a report released Saturday, Privacy International assigned Google its lowest possible grade, finding the company's privacy practices are the worst among Internet service companies. Not one of the other 22 companies surveyed (including AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo) "comes close to achieving status as an endemic threat to privacy" as Google, said Privacy International. The group cited the privacy issues raised by the Google/DoubleClick merger, which have been highlighted by in an FTC complaint by EPIC, CDD and US PIRG. The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has launched an investigation into Google's data retention policies.

Watchdog Group Slams Google on Privacy, Associated Press, June 9, 2007.