I still have many open questions regarding online privacy. I'm going to split up the questions in different blogs because it's taking me way too long to do it all in one.
I think there is a lot of confusion about the blanket term “person information.” Unfortunately, I have only questions, no answers. What is personal information? Which personal information is shared? How much personal information is shared?
Google's privacy policy states that they share personal information with third parties in order to deliver services. That makes sense to a certain extent. To find the right product, a company needs to know something about your or your likes. If I want to know if a certain product is in my area, I need to enter my zip code. Does that mean that Google shares everything they know about me to the third party asking for my zip code? Or did they just share my zip code? Or did they share demographic information like my zip code and that I'm a male between the ages of 35 and 45? I don't think that kind of detail is found in any privacy policy. Maybe the concern that the term “personal information” leaves the door open for anything?
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