This was the most recent article I read dating at October
30, 2012, and I found it very interesting.
The largest search engine Google feels that there is no need for
governments to regulate online privacy policies. Manager of Global Public Policy at Google,
Colin McKay says “the online world is evolving too quickly to set regulations
in stone that would endure.” (2012) Mckay is also a former member of the
federal privacy commissioner’s office.
As people are becoming more aware of online privacy threats, they are
sharing less and less information, but social media sites and Google are always
raising eyebrows of the MPs of Canada. McKay
says Google isn’t “Big Brother,” (2012) a show where they watch the lives of
other people and assures data collected through Google is not used to develop individual
profiles. It is as if McKay is trying to
hide something, as he feels no extra enforcement privacy policies should be
enforces. He states, “We have the users’ interest in mind and
we’re providing security controls for them that allow them to control their
information.” (2012) So Google is
looking at our personal information, and trying to provide us with the best
security measures. Can we trust Google? How much information do they already
have collected about us already? This is almost a battle between Stoddart and
McKay. The article is: http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/internet/Google+tells+Canada+online+privacy+issues+evolving/7472156/story.html
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