Monday, May 6, 2013

Google private site play with their buyers send personal detail.

Google is again under attack for its apparent misuse of the information to its own users. 'Dan Nolan' an Australian software developer revealed that the search giant is sending him full names, email and postal codes of all those who purchased it in Google Play app.

In a blog post, Nolan said the information was so detailed that it will be able to use it to 'track down and harass users who left negative reviews or refunded app purchase'. Nolan revealed that he has received a fair share customer info after cutting himself in his trading account Play Google to update its records of payment.

The main problem is that Google is not requested by the buyer explicit permission to share this information with developers, but by privacy groups and careful inspection policy, Google does not clearly mention that it is to share personal information nor does it app developers to create a good deal of effort in informing consumers buy.

Sign-up process for Google Wallet shows potential users that they will have to share some basic information with merchants to conduct their transactions. But from a practical standpoint, many people seemed blindsided by the news that their information was being shared. There was a mention that developers can take any type of personal information and still sell it to another party.

Last year, Google is accused of violating the consent order placing tracking cookie on the computers of Safari users, despite saying these same users will be automatically opting-out of such tracking. Google agreed to pay a record $ 22.5 million to the FTC.

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