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fabulist | 9 years ago

"We use the information we collect from all of our services to provide, maintain, protect and improve them, to develop new ones, and to protect Google and our users. We also use this information to offer you tailored content – like giving you more relevant search results and ads."

https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

"When you visit a website that uses our advertising products (like AdSense), social products (like the +1 button) or analytics tools (Google Analytics), your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google... When you visit websites or use apps that use Google technologies, we may use the information we receive from those websites and apps..."

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

It should be noted this does not directly contradict what GP claims.

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dudus|9 years ago

Also related:

"""

Google Analytics protects the confidentiality of Google Analytics data in several ways:

Google Analytics data may not be shared without customer consent, except under certain limited circumstances, such as when required by law.

Security-dedicated engineering teams at Google guard against external threats to data. Internal access to data (e.g., by employees) is regulated and subject to the Employee Access Controls and Procedures.

"""

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

pdkl95|9 years ago

> protects the confidentiality

For their definition of "confidential", which they can change at any time.

> certain limited circumstances

If they only intended the "required by law" example, they wouldn't use such a broad - and completely undefined - set of circumstances.

> guard against external threats

Google may have good security practices now, but an continually growing collection of highly-revealing tracking data is a very tempting target for many businesses, governments, etc. If Google (or anybody else) wants to claim that they are protecting your data, they should indemnify the subjects of their spying against any damages those caused by those "external threats".

fabulist|9 years ago

That seems to say Google won't share your Analytics data without making any guarantee that they won't _use_ your analytics data.