August 1, 2009

Privacy Opposition to Google Books Settlement Grows

August 21, 2009 is the deadline for organizations, authors, and individuals to express their views on the erosion of the freedom to read anonymously. Civil liberties and privacy organizations are urging Internet users to tell Google to adopt privacy protections for the Google Book Search. A judge in New York will determine later this year whether to approve the proposed settlement that would establish the service and give Google access to detailed personal information without any privacy safeguards. The settlement would also allow the collection of revenue by parties that are not the writers or owners of "orphaned" works. For more information, see EPIC Google Books Settlement and Privacy.