Google updated its privacy policy and terms of service across all of its products and services on March 1st, 2012. The company launched a massive campaign to spread the word about the changes. Since the announcement, the company has faced scrutiny and criticism, including some questions from members of the US Congress and foreign powers. You can find the whole story here as it continues to develop.
- Sep 27, 2013, 9:43 PM UTC
French regulator moves forward with sanctions after Google refuses to alter privacy policy
- Jul 6, 2013, 8:04 AM UTC
UK and Germany join France in demanding Google rewrite its privacy policy
By Dieter Bohn
- Jun 20, 2013, 9:44 AM UTC
France orders Google to change its privacy policy as UK and others consider similar action
Data protection watchdog threatens search giant with fines as year-long saga continues
By Amar Toor
- Apr 2, 2013, 11:53 AM UTC
Google braces for fines in Europe over privacy policy
The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands are all launching investigations
- Apr 1, 2013, 9:19 PM UTC
Google's privacy director departs after years of controversial practices and legal trouble
By Carl Franzen
- Feb 18, 2013, 10:12 PM UTC
Google will face further scrutiny from EU regulators over 2012 privacy policy changes
By T.C. Sottek
- Apr 25, 2012, 3:09 PM UTC
Is Google Drive worse for privacy than iCloud, Skydrive, and Dropbox?
All web services should be subject to harsh scrutiny of their privacy policies, but a close and careful reading reveals that Google's terms are pretty much the same as anyone else's, and slightly better in some cases.
By Nilay Patel
- Apr 5, 2012, 10:22 PM UTC
Google responds to EU privacy policy questions, pausing rollout would have 'proved confusing'
Google has responded to concerns from European regulators on its new privacy policy, answering 24 of the 69 questions posed to it by France's National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties, while defending its decision to go ahead with the changes while questions of legality still remained.
By Bryan Bishop
- Mar 1, 2012, 6:09 PM UTC
EU claims new Google privacy policy breaks European law
The EU has stated the Google's new privacy policy breaches European law.
- Mar 1, 2012, 2:18 PM UTC
Google's controversial new privacy policy now in effect
Google's new privacy policy goes into effect today. The new policy allows Google to combine personal information from one of its services with information from its other services.
By Jeff Blagdon
- Feb 29, 2012, 8:49 AM UTC
Google's new privacy policy under fire from EU investigators
The EU and France's National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) have requested that Google delay the launch of its new privacy policy. There are concerns over whether the new policy breaks European Union privacy laws.
By Ryan Heise
- Feb 28, 2012, 3:36 PM UTC
A 'brutal choice': The FTC's chairman discusses Google's new privacy policy
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz characterized Google's new privacy policy as "a fairly binary and somewhat brutal choice they're giving consumers" during an appearance on C-SPAN's Newsmakers on Sunday.
By Jeff Blagdon
- Feb 23, 2012, 5:40 PM UTC
US attorneys general express concerns over Google's privacy policy
36 US attorneys general have signed a letter asking Google CEO Larry Page to respond to concerns about his company's new privacy policy.
- Feb 3, 2012, 1:51 PM UTC
European regulators calling on Google to halt changes to its privacy policy
Add the European Union to the list of those taking issue with Google's new privacy policy: Reuters is reporting that the EU wants Google to delay the implementation of its new privacy policy so it can investigate whether users' data is sufficiently protected under the new rules.
- Feb 2, 2012, 3:30 PM UTC
Microsoft makes its 'Gmail Man' video official in privacy fight against Google
Microsoft makes its "Gmail Man" video parody official in its competition with Google.
By Tom Warren
- Feb 1, 2012, 10:01 PM UTC
Google debunks Microsoft's claims about its new privacy policies
Google has posted a long rebuttal of many claims about its privacy policy that have surfaced, with a special focus on Microsoft's recent attacks.
- Feb 1, 2012, 8:43 PM UTC
Google strikes back against privacy policy fears with new ads
Google has launched a new ad campaign directly addressing fears over its upcoming privacy policy change.
- Feb 1, 2012, 12:09 PM UTC
Microsoft exploits Google privacy concerns in newspaper ads
Microsoft uses traditional newspaper adverts to exploit recent concern over Google's privacy policy changes.
By Tom Warren
- Jan 31, 2012, 5:23 PM UTC
Google clarifies that its new privacy policy won't change users' privacy settings
Google has been forced to clarify its new privacy policy in light of consumer concerns
By Jamie Keene
- Jan 27, 2012, 12:56 AM UTC
Google's new data-sharing privacy policy comes under scrutiny
Google's new simplified privacy policy that allows data-sharing across all the company's services has come under fire from Congress and the public. The government wants to know if users can opt out, and if teenagers and children will receive special protection. The search giant has responded with various statements.
- Jan 24, 2012, 10:47 PM UTC
Google to streamline privacy policies and terms of service across all services on March 1st
Google has just announced that it'll be updating its privacy policy and terms of service across all of its products and services on March 1st. The company says that it has made the changes in order to simplify its legal documents and to help if offer better services that integrate with each other better.
