Comments on: How A Minor Google Screwup Turned Into A Privacy Freakout http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/ The economics of digital content Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tadg http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82709 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:11:04 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82709 Some worrying points in your article. How did Google do us a favour by collecting wifi data that is shouldn’t have collected in the first place? And why did it need to collect the full data sets on kids that it chose to purposely collect. Let’s be clear here – Google didn’t collect wifi data or the kids data by accident – therefore it is responsible for ensuring it complies with basic data privacy principles set in law and the privacy expectations of individuals.

]]> By: Startup 3.0 http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82708 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:34:34 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82708 While the reaction was blown out of proportion, it seems very irresponsible for parents to be giving out their children’s SSNs, even in part. Individuals should know to protect their information as much as possible, and providing Google with partial SSNs might be a bit careless.

http://www.startup30.com

]]> By: janice33rpm http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82707 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:26:51 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82707 Lotsa common sense to be had at (Google to) “The Business-Technology Weave” – check out the blogger’s book too – great stuff.

]]> By: Guest http://paidcontent.org/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82706 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:25:35 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2011/02/26/419-how-a-minor-google-screw-up-turned-into-a-privacy-freak-out/#comment-82706 Puff piece. There are no privacy concerns. There are only privacy problems. Stop using limp wrist language.

I advocate early freak out (selectively of course so as not to dilute). It works.

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