Google threw in the following message earlier this morning. It seems like they're trying to tread towards more understandable privacy policies. I wonder how this goes for them:
<a href="http://www.google.com/policies/">http://www.google.com/policies/</a> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Google</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:privacy-noreply@google.com">privacy-noreply@google.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:37 AM<br>Subject: Changes to Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service<br>To: fouadbajwa <br><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="line-height:14px"><font size="1" color="#777">Is this email not displaying properly?<br>
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<p style="line-height:18px">Dear Google user,</p>
<p style="line-height:18px">We're getting rid of over 60 different
privacy policies across Google and replacing them with one that's a
lot shorter and easier to read. Our new policy covers multiple
products and features, reflecting our desire to create one beautifully
simple and intuitive experience across Google.</p>
<p style="line-height:18px">We believe this stuff matters, so please
take a few minutes to read our updated Privacy Policy and Terms of
Service
at <a href="http://www.google.com/policies" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/policies</a>. These
changes will take effect on March 1, 2012.
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<font size="4" color="#222">One policy, one Google experience</font>
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<td valign="top"><font size="3" color="#222">Easy to work across Google</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">Our new policy reflects a single product
experience that does what you need, when you want it to. Whether you're reading an email that reminds you to schedule a family get-together or
finding a favorite video that you want to share, we want to ensure you
can move across Gmail, Calendar, Search, YouTube, or whatever your
life calls for with ease.</p></td>
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<font size="3" color="#222">Tailored for you</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">If you're signed into Google, we can do
things like suggest search queries – or tailor your search results –
based on the interests you've expressed in Google+, Gmail, and
YouTube. We'll better understand which version of Pink or Jaguar
you're searching for and get you those results faster.</p></td>
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<font size="3" color="#222">Easy to share and collaborate</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">When you post or create a document
online, you often want others to see and contribute. By remembering
the contact information of the people you want to share with, we make
it easy for you to share in any Google product or service with minimal
clicks and errors.</p></td>
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<font size="3" color="#222">Protecting your privacy hasn't changed</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">Our goal is to provide you with as much
transparency and choice as possible, through products like Google Dashboard and Ads Preferences Manager, alongside other tools. Our
privacy principles remain unchanged. And we'll never sell your
personal information or share it without your permission (other than
rare circumstances like valid legal requests). </p>
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<font size="3" color="#222">Got questions?<br>
We've got answers.</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">Visit our FAQ
at <a href="http://www.google.com/policies/faq" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/policies/faq</a>
to read more about the changes. (We figured our users might have a
question or twenty-two.)</p>
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<font size="3" color="#222">Notice of Change</font>
<p style="line-height:18px">March 1, 2012 is when the new Privacy
Policy and Terms will come into effect. If you choose to keep using
Google once the change occurs, you will be doing so under the new
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.</p>
<p style="line-height:18px"><font size="1">Please do not reply to
this email. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. Also, never
enter your Google Account password after following a link in an email
or chat to an untrusted site. Instead, go directly to the site, such
as <a href="http://mail.google.com" target="_blank">mail.google.com</a> or <a href="http://www.google.com/accounts" target="_blank">www.google.com/accounts</a>. Google will never email
you to ask for your password or other sensitive
information.</font></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Regards.<br>--------------------------<br>Fouad <br>