Google Leads Campaign for Internet Privacy

Perhaps it is ironic that Google is calling for legislation to protect the privacy of consumers on the internet.

Google Calls for International Standards on Internet Privacy
By: Catherine Rampell
Washington Post
September 15, 2007
"Google, a frequent target of privacy advocates, yesterday called for new international standards on the collection and use of consumer data. Peter Fleischer, global privacy counsel for Google, told a U.N. audience in Strasbourg, France, that fragmentary international privacy laws burden companies and don't protect consumers. He argued for an international body such as the United Nations to create standards that individual countries could then adopt and adapt to fit their needs….Google has been criticized for its privacy policies and its planned $3.1 billion merger with DoubleClick, an online advertising broker that sells banner and video ads. To target their advertising, both Google, which specializes in text ads, and DoubleClick collect information on which sites users visit"....
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