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privacy policy
A declaration made by an organization regarding its use of personal information that you give it. Due to the countless opportunities for purchasing merchandise as well as signing up and receiving...
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Definition: privacy policy
A declaration made by an organization regarding its use of personal information that you give it. Due to the countless opportunities for purchasing merchandise as well as signing up and receiving newsletters and other periodic information, privacy policies have become popular on the Web. Such policies state whether third parties may have access to your data and how that data will be used. They may also indicate whether cookies are used. See privacy.
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Google sugarcoated privacy policy changes to mislead users, group charges
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Google's FTC privacy report unmasked
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Google to Congress: Let's correct some privacy policy 'misconceptions'
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Dear Google: our privacy is not the usual yada, yada
Our privacy is not, nor has it ever been, yada yada. Our privacy is not something you dismiss with a wave of your hand, a weak smile, and a shrug, as if we're petulant children.
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