Monday, April 23, 2018

Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google - WSJ

In other Google news, Google CEO Pichai Set to Cash In $380 Million Award This Week (Bloomberg)

"As justifiable as the focus on Facebook has been, though, it isn’t the full picture. If the concern is that companies might be collecting some personal data without our knowledge or explicit consent, Alphabet’s Google is a far bigger threat by many measures: the volume of information it gathers, the reach of its tracking and the time people spend on its sites and apps.

New regulations, particularly in Europe, are driving Google and others to disclose more and seek more permissions from users. And given the choice, many people might even be fine with the trade-off of personal data for services. Still, to date few of us realize the extent to which our data is being collected and used."
Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google - WSJ

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