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Article

12 Jun 2007

Author:
Eric Auchard, Reuters

Google accused by UK group over privacy practices

Web search leader Google's commitment to consumer privacy came under fire from Privacy International, a British activist group that has previously singled out Google for criticism... Google said the latest report was mistaken. "We are disappointed with Privacy International's report which is based on numerous inaccuracies and misunderstandings about our services..."... But none of the score of sites studied gets a complete clean bill of health. Facebook and Hi5...were rated as "substantial threats" to consumer privacy for alleged poor handling of consumer personal information. Similarly low-rated are Apple...and AOL...Microsoft Corp. is criticized for "serious lapses," not so much for recent products as for its "terrible" prior track record...Other Internet properties fare better as "generally privacy aware but in need of improvement." These include BBC.com...eBay...Last.fm, which is to be acquired by CBS Corp.