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UK Data Protection Manager David Smith worry about how Google is sharing of information between mail, calendar and call log and research

Aa privacy policy is too vague

Google to let users control how their information is shared, according to the head of UK data protection.

In his first public comments since Google revised policy came into force on 1 March, the Assistant Commissioner of Information and Data Protection head David Smith said he was concerned that information was being shared between Google services, including 60 mail, calendar and call log, and research stories Android phone.

"the privacy policy of Google is too vague," said Smith. "The requirement under the Act on Data Protection in the UK is for a company to tell people what they really intend to do with your data, not only what they could do to an unspecified date in the future.

"Being vague does not give users effective control over how your information is shared. Your data at the end of the day. "

Last week, the French CNIL monitoring, acting on behalf of national regulators in Europe, asked Google not to present its new policy on the grounds that it violated the laws of privacy . The company went ahead regardless, saying that after learning of the change in a month that a change could confuse consumers.

For the first time, Google is planning to share data collected by independent services, but the company that controls 80% of research in Europe, 30% of smartphones in Europe and 40% of online video the world, did not specify in detail what is shared and with whom. One example given is that if other users who have their email, or any other identifying information, Google can display information from your Google profile visible to the public, such as your name and photo.

CNIL warns that Google will be able to display ads on YouTube that relate to the research activity of a new user or data obtained from an Android phone. Advertising in the future could be adapted to the location of meetings recorded in the service of a user's Google Calendar. The company said it is not the case and users will be notified of changes.

"Google can not say I'm just a messenger, I have no responsibility for the messages I have," he said. "Given its dominant role and a great influence here have a responsibility to ensure they operate fairly and reasonably.

"When things are brought to their attention and can be configured to provide content that is libelous, harmful to people and there is no public interest justification to have the Google responsibility to gather information not before. "

The law protects Google when defamation. The High Court recently ruled that the company could not be continued to allow negative comments on a Conservative councilor, Payam sieve, to be published in its Blogger.com service.

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