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Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by tanqueray on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @09:53AM (#12496849)
Does Google not have any interest in differential privacy practices?
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Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by macintux on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @10:06AM (#12496957)
That would run counter to their business model. They want to know exactly who you are.
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Re:Google’s become an obsessive stalker by tanqueray on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @10:47AM (#12497405)
They have used it to help anonymize data when collaborating.

I think they'd have a lot more trust if they explicitly gave information on their data retention periods.

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