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Article

1 Mar 2012

Author:
Christopher Williams, Telegraph [UK]

Google sued for Android refund over privacy shakeup [UK]

Alex Hanff, a prominent privacy campaigner...has filed a claim...for around £400 to replace his HTC Desire. The claim argues that Google’s new privacy policy, which affects all Android users, represents an unfair change in contract terms and will force Mr Hanff to buy a new smartphone. “The changes are a significant infringement of my right to privacy and I do not consent to Google being able to use my data in such a way,” he said. Google’s new policy means user data from more than 60 of its services will be pooled to create a single profile for each of its hundreds of millions of users. By matching data from search histories, Gmail and YouTube, among dozens more services, the firm will be able to infer more about users’ interests and target advertising more accurately...Google declined to comment on Mr Hanff's case specifically..."This updated privacy policy, like the old privacy policy, affects users signed into their Google Accounts on Android phones, the same way as users signed into their Google Accounts from a desktop computer..."