Re: [ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-21 Thread Craig
On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 18:58 +0100, alan c wrote: It is not so much the 'google' end of things. Google and etc are just doing what is good for them - and me, now, - in a way that works well now. Unfortunately there are cracks in the floorboards of the structures in society, and we may not be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-19 Thread Craig
On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 23:18 +0100, Mac wrote: Log-deleting search engine wins award ~ A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours What makes Google so great? What allows them to have the ability to alter search results to tailor them just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-19 Thread Mac
Craig wrote: snip Google always says it wants to better knowledge, and do you really think they will do anything with our data? Google's business is built on doing things with our data. On this matter, you might be interested to listen to Eben Moglen's talk at the 2007 MySQL conference:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-19 Thread Craig
On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 14:51 +0100, Mac wrote: On this matter, you might be interested to listen to Eben Moglen's talk at the 2007 MySQL conference: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail1897.html Mac Thanks, bookmarked link for later date. I just find people who seem to be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-19 Thread alan c
Craig wrote: On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 14:51 +0100, Mac wrote: On this matter, you might be interested to listen to Eben Moglen's talk at the 2007 MySQL conference: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail1897.html Mac Thanks, bookmarked link for later date. I just find people

[ubuntu-uk] Privacy award

2008-07-18 Thread Mac
Just came across this... Log-deleting search engine wins award ~ A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy. The award was presented by European Data