Google's decides to anonymise personal data

I am not sure if it has been posted before. I was watching BBC right now and they featured this decision:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6453137.stm

Don't forget to watch the video here.

The reporter signed up for Gmail and has something to say about the ads he saw there. I believe it will spark another round of debate since I have been reading a lot of posts related to Google's privacy policies.

 

This is a good thing, but this still scares me:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=232513
Google needs to watch how it uses the info it does keep...

 

Users want anonimity, G. gives it to them. G. rule the world

 

Thats exactly what came into my mind when I watched the report; the reporter signed up for gmail and emailed someone about catholic nuns.

 

I think Google are good people they have always treated me right.

 

Yeah, I didn't think Paul Mason spent enough time or explained the gmail targeting - using the sender's data to serve ads to the
receiver - very well, and I don't think his experiment was scientific enough.

Having read that thread and the site linked from it, it was enough to see that he was getting at the same problem.

 

Hmm, I do hope they follow up what they say. I didn't much about Google keeping the data forever, before this news broke out. Other companies should follow suit.

 

Yes and those privacy bodies are pushing for a quicker action by Google. 24 months is still a long time to go and I personally feel that Google will feel the heat soon because of the news breaking out in public.

 

However, there is no way for us to ensure that this is going to be implemented for real.

 

Finally, about time too. I believe that Google will do as they say.

 

Sounds like great news to me.