Our users are safe: Google
p2pnet.net News:- Google, infamous for its long-standing cooperation with the Chinese government on online censorship, says demands on Google through "government’s instructions" rather than accidental public disclosures of data are the more serious threat to online privacy.
The observation is attributed by Chinese state news agency Xinhua to Google ceo Eric Schmidt who, says the story, told the Search Engine Strategies industry conference that Google had put all necessary safeguards in place to protect users’ personal information.
The remark was made in reference to the AOL mess in which private users data turned up online, and the government referred to was probably George W. Bush’s.
Or perhaps not.
"The more interesting question is something where a government, not just the U.S. government but maybe a non-U.S. government would try to get in Google’s computer systems," Schmidt said.
On accidental release of data, "We have systems in place that won’t allow it to happen," Schmidt said, according to CNET News.
"Our No. 1 priority is the trust our users have, and that would be a violation of trust, so the answer is that would not happen."
But during a discussion, "Schmidt had hedged a bit, saying, ‘We are reasonably satisfied…that this kind of thing could not happen at Google,’ before adding, "Never say never’,’ says the story.
Google has a 5% stake in AOL.
Also See:
Xinhua – Google CEO: Govt instructions serious threat to online privacy, August 11, 2006
AOL mess – Good side of AOL screw-up, August 10, 2006
CNET News – Google says it won’t pull an AOL, August 9, 2006
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