By Kathleen Atkins Users of Google’s various services are previewing the revised privacy policy going into effect March 1.
The terms of Google’s new policy have provoked discussion in the Lounge’s Social Media forum. How much personal information must we surrender to allow desired services to function?
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The following links are this week’s most interesting Lounge threads, including several new questions to which you might be able to provide responses:
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