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Google's Privacy Dashboard: A Good Start, But Still Limited

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Nov 05, 2009

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Earlier this morning, Google launched the Google Dashboard. This new feature gives users a quick overview of the Google products they use and a slice of the data that is connected to these accounts. Google sells this as a way to enhance "transparency, choice and control," though it is important to note that none of this information is new. All of this data has been available in the respective applications before. The dashboard simply brings all of this data together in one place and gives users an easy way to access the privacy controls in the Google services they use.

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The dashboard lists all of the active accounts a user has on a selection of Google services. These include, among others, Google Calendar, Contacts, Docs, Finance, Picasa, Reader, YouTube and Voice. There are also still dozens of services like Google Maps, News and Book Search that don't appear in the dashboard yet.

The dashboard itself doesn't offer the ability to change any privacy settings. It links to the respective services' privacy pages where users can make changes.

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