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Google’s New Privacy Policy: What Does It Mean For You?

by Graham Martin on January 27, 2012 · 0 comments

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In case you haven’t heard, Google is unveiling a new privacy policy on March 1, 2012. This new policy will sweep across (almost) all its services, rather than each site or product having its own privacy policy. This makes sense, but some people are decrying it as a violation of Google’s mantra, “Don’t be evil.” [...]

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Facebook’s Updated Privacy Policy

September 30, 2011
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Facebook has changed its look…again. And Facebook has changed its interface…again. And Facebook has changed its privacy policy…again. So to keep up with the Joneses, Pro and Contracts is checking out Facebook’s revised privacy policy to see what is new, what is different, and whether there is newly-public information on your Facebook page.

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PlayStation Network Privacy Policy Update

August 12, 2011
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The PlayStation Network (PSN) just updated its Privacy Policy, and Pro and Contracts is on the scene to review it and explain both how it affects you, and look at the changes from the previous version of the PSN Privacy Policy.

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Fine Print Friday: Google’s Advertising Policies

April 8, 2011
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Hot on the heels of last week’s analysis of Google’s Terms of Service, I am addressing a more specific item brought to my attention by blogger and loyal reader Jack Yan: Google’s advertising policies and the Google-user’s ability to control the advertising s/he is served.

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Fine Print Friday: Google Terms of Service

April 1, 2011
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In the past 13 years, Google has thoroughly inserted itself into our lives. Between its search engine, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps, Google Desktop, Google Earth, Google Voice, and all its other fantastic (and free) products, Google has become indispensable in most of our lives. Concern is regularly expressed, though, about the access Google has [...]

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Fine Print Friday: iTunes Terms and Conditions

February 11, 2011
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iTunes is by far the most popular digital music store, and with the proliferation of iPods, iPhones, and iPads, the iTunes terms and conditions affect an enormous number of people. How does this agreement affect you and your use of Apple products?

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Fine Print Friday: eBay User Agreement

October 22, 2010

Since its inception, eBay has become an enormous entity, with $8.7 billion of revenue in 2009. Given the multitude of buyers and sellers using eBay all the time, it seems like it would be nice for those people to have a sense of some of the policies to which they have agreed by being users.

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Fine Print Friday: Comcast Cable

August 20, 2010

As by far the largest provider of digital media services in the country (including cable television, internet, and digital phone), Comcast has many Fine Print Friday readers as customers. Since we always just sign off on the agreement so we can watch our favorite shows and surf our favorite web sites, the question is: What did we agree to? This week’s Fine Print Friday will illuminate some of the more interesting provisions of your agreement with Comcast.

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