Privacy
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Google states it has five privacy principles. These principles set out their guidelines for governing privacy. They state that;
- They use information with the intent to provide users with valuable products and services.
- They develop products that aim to maintain strong privacy standards and practices.
- Their aim is to make the any collected information transparent.
- They offer user choice for overseeing privacy protection.
- They act as a responsible "steward" of the information held.
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Famous quotes containing the word privacy:
“All violations of essential privacy are brutalizing.”
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—bell hooks (b. 1955)
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