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On March 1st, 2012 Google unveils it's new Privacy Policy and Terms for Service, which will see them combining over 70 different policies from various google products. From today, all your information available to google will be stored in 1 location and shared between all the google platforms.
Is it a smart move? That remains to be seen, certainly many web and news sites today are already reporting that this represents an infringement of our private information, and may be in breach of several civil laws regarding privacy.
To find out what information of yours google has access to visit your google dashboard here and scroll down. It is possible to pause and clear your web history and youtube searches so reducing the amount of stored information google has. It remains to be seen how far the various watchdog groups will pursue Google for a change in their policy, and even whether Google will amend their Terms in light of fierce opposition. For now the smart option seems to be to watch and wait, and make sure your google dashboard only reveals the information you are willing to share.
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