Google Talks Transparency, But Hides Surveillance Stats

December 17th, 2009 admin

Google likes to trumpet transparency and free expression, especially when it concerns the internet, part of its commitment to the corporate motto, “Don’t Be Evil.” But despite the company’s recent online public policy posts espousing unfettered online expression, we aren’t buying it. The Mountain View, California, search and advertising giant said Wednesday, for example, that it was a “company that believes deeply in free expression” and that it was “determined to continue to do our part and make new, significant contributions to promote free expression in 2010.” But juxtapose those and other recent statements on its public policy blog with the real facts — facts that Google won’t cough up. We asked Google some simple questions about how much user data it turns …


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