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Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy

bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home page, with a link to the company’s privacy policy.

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  • umbrellainabin, on 07/04/2008, -30/+225 Diggs and no comments?
    • tian2992, on 07/04/2008, -2/+33It would have been better if you made a good comment instead of complain about the lack of one.
    • benologist, on 07/05/2008, -2/+14What is there to say?

      OMG I SEE IT!!!!!!! SOMEONE CLICK IT AND TELL US WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!
  • Idiggapony, on 07/05/2008, -5/+70Google? Privacy policy?

    Gotta be a rick roll.
    • googooly, on 07/05/2008, -0/+12After what they did to Youtube it has to be Rick Roll
  • nllx, on 07/05/2008, -10/+4I thought it was always there before.
  • jb0nd38372, on 07/05/2008, -1/+14Before I read the article I had always assumed that google privacy policy was listed on their main page, most websites are I thought. Course thats what I get for assuming.
    • koolf00, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1That's what i thought... I thought that was always there =/
    • Zhay, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1Me too! That's what I thought--that it was always there.
    • obviouslyshane, on 07/05/2008, -9/+2Don't assume... It makes an ASS of U and ME.
  • cougar618, on 07/05/2008, -23/+10OMG I HATE IT!!!!11!!!1!1!1
    CHANGE IT BACK NAO!!!11111!!!!!!

    The ***** that makes the front page.. its amazing.
  • Marumekomu, on 07/05/2008, -13/+34How is this newsworthy?
    • CCUboogernjit, on 07/05/2008, -14/+5cuz stephie189 who is like so LEETZ thinks its newsworthy and since him and his gang of UBERLEETZ nerd friends love to push this ***** to the homepage.

      thats why.
      • twiztidsinz, on 07/05/2008, -1/+4quit trying to be 4 popped collars cool.
      • CCUboogernjit, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3I just speak my mind is that really a terrible crime? I mean this is the "comments" section after all.
    • tattertech, on 07/05/2008, -8/+15it's newsworthy because it's a huge shift in Google policy. But it's great that you can act both like a dick and be unaware of things.
      • Marumekomu, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6The privacy policy is completely unchanged, actually. The only "shift" is they put a link to it on the front page- as they're legally obligated to.

        Dick.
      • tattertech, on 07/05/2008, -8/+2Marumekomu - spoken like someone that doesn't understand privacy policy issues. I work in this field, and linking it directly on your homepage is fundamentally quite different from just having the policy just randomly hidden somewhere. So when you have a clue what you're talking about, feel free to chime in again, otherwise, go ***** yourself.
      • Marumekomu, on 07/05/2008, -0/+9Their privacy policy has always been easily found at the bottom of virtually every other page on their web site- not "randomly hidden".
        Its absence so far on the front page can be attributed to a design decision, not maliciously trying to hide their policies.

        But thanks for insulting me and assuming I'm an idiot because I'm evidently not "in the [extremely narrow] field of privacy policy issues" like you. I'd have been totally happy to have a real answer and learn something if you had something to share, but whatever.
      • tattertech, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Really? You don't see the difference between keeping it clicks deep vs. keeping it on the front page? Having a very small link relating to privacy really ***** up design? Yeah. Okay.
    • truekid, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8it's newsworthy because it shows both how stupid laws manage to have supporters.

      seriously, internet privacy laws are laughable. and what does having the link on the front page of any website do? you could have a normal looking privacy statement and shove "except in cases where people offer us money for your private info" somewhere in there, and it would not change your site usage by any measurable quantity.
  • angrychimp, on 07/05/2008, -4/+12It's odd that such a small change to a website is analyzed so deeply. It reminds me of celebrity tabloids, where reporters dissect what Paris was wearing that day before showing off her private bits to photographers.

    I guess when you're the focus of attention, regardless of the industry, people scrutinize even your tiniest move.
    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google9oct09 ...
  • Red1Delta, on 07/05/2008, -7/+62The privacy policy reads something like this...

    "All your base are belong to us"
  • astrobela, on 07/05/2008, -7/+1How can I go the computer version of google.com on iPhone? Chosing classic is not the same, it still has the about google link and no privacy link.
  • wiretapped, on 07/05/2008, -8/+3Google.gov | The new world order.
    • Firehed, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1It would be a big improvement over what we've got now.
  • Lasha, on 07/05/2008, -9/+4WHO THE $%^&* CARES!! It's a privacy policy for crying out loud.

    They slowly steal your soul, and that's that. Okay? Good.
  • neel360, on 07/05/2008, -4/+23Who cares? The blog's writer was going for a sort of intensity that makes this topic even more petty than it needs to be.

    "Was Google breaking the law? Check back next time, on BITS!!"
  • Alex2, on 07/05/2008, -1/+46Privacy policy: "We control all that you see and hear.. we control the vertical, the horizontal...."
  • wildfire, on 07/05/2008, -7/+2It's a trap!
  • brainscab, on 07/05/2008, -2/+27Does this privacy policy mention that its turning over all our YouTube searches to a judge, because it should
  • zoomair766, on 07/05/2008, -8/+4I agree... who cares...
  • Zhay, on 07/05/2008, -3/+8So how much will this cost Google per month as a result of more bandwidth being used? At least a couple thousand... lol
    • Atomic1fire, on 07/05/2008, -4/+1Google don't care
      they give us enough bandwidth as it is
  • MalDON, on 07/05/2008, -1/+5I think the point of this, as posted on reddit, was that google had to decide what word to remove in order to add the privacy link. They decided to remove "Google" since it is implied that Google is the copyright holder.
  • Qtip42, on 07/05/2008, -2/+3Anyone with a massive index of important user information/searches is likely to be sharing it with more than just viacom....They're probably working hand in hand with the NSA like Microsoft is with windows....you just dont know about it.
  • arfandualo, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1""We may also share information with third parties in limited circumstances, including when complying with legal process, preventing fraud or imminent harm, and ensuring the security of our network and services."" So THIS is how the Party Ban caught Pedo Bear...
  • smithricher, on 07/05/2008, -7/+1Google Respect Privacy?Good things
    I translate it to chinese:
    http://haodayin.cn/2008/07/04/%e6%90%9c%e7%b4%a2%e ...
  • VaporBro, on 07/05/2008, -9/+4DO A BARREL ROLL!
  • randyjensen, on 07/05/2008, -7/+4seriously? this is front page news?? i almost wish there were some iphone stories now...
  • BTallack, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4What I truly don't understand is how the State of California believes that they control the internet.
  • duke1981, on 07/05/2008, -6/+1Since I use iGoogle I don't get the link. Why?
    • Zhay, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7Because you use iGoogle.
    • MtheoryX, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Because the ***** title even says "Home Page." As in, Google's Home Page, not your damn iGoogle splash page.
  • chadell, on 07/05/2008, -1/+3Read between the lines.....http://digg.com/design/Keeping_Google_trim_efficie ...
  • JARSInc, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Here Google talks about it themselves:

    http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-comes- ...
  • tchynerd, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5couldn't I just google it?
  • cambob76, on 07/05/2008, -3/+4Slow news day?
  • Marumekomu, on 07/05/2008, -5/+0Comment system glitch. Digg me down.
  • VicTheKnife, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Actually pretty helpful, nice little tid-bit about unlisting your phone number should you desire.
    • Atomic1fire, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1they only find you if they want to find you
      and chances are, If they want to find you and they have enough resources
      they will.
      I mean sure you get the stupid call (like some charity you have never heard of or somebody who pronounces your last name wrong) every once and a while but having a publicly listed number (under the do not call list) is not horrible.
  • jinkop38, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4It's a mistake. The webmaster wanted to update the Youtube homepage.
  • Fightermelee, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Direct link
    http://www.google.com
    • WallnutBoy, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Cheers man, was annoyed that the article didn't source it.
  • scififan9009, on 07/05/2008, -3/+6Buried as inaccurate. Any illusions of "Google" and "Privacy" are just that: illusions.
  • ktxxx, on 07/05/2008, -2/+7Who gives a *****?
  • Ausome1, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2The privacy link doesn't show on the iGoogle themes.
    • MtheoryX, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2iGoogle is the stupidest name I've ever heard.

      Just sayin'.
  • MasterDwarf, on 07/05/2008, -4/+2direct link: http://www.google.com/

    heheh
  • aristideau, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3if you are worried about privacy just use scroogle
    http://www.scroogle.org/scrapen8.html
    I have it in my Opera search (search.ini)
    http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=%s
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