Hid yo kids, hid yo wives, cuz google be stealin’ yo face
Awhile back, Google changed the company’s terms and conditions for Google+. They will start using your face for advertisements, for things that you “like”. No one from Google will call you and inform you about probably until one of your friend chances upon it. I honestly think that this form of advertising is rather unethical.
Yes, you get to use Google’s services for free, but in return you get your quotes and photos used on advertisements. Isn’t it too big an exchange? I most definitely wouldn’t use Google’s services just because of this change. I think this change could affect users’ view on Google, and hence switching over to other social media platforms like Facebook. This change could come as a form of infringement of privacy, if users don’t read through the long and draggy terms and conditions. (Or well, they’re hoping you don’t get to see it.)
The change also opens up your identity to the world, making it easy for people to commit identity theft and fraud. Of course, you can turn off the feature. But many older folks that aren’t tech savvy would definitely fall prey to this change, not knowing how to change the feature. Google+ could lose users and potential users with this new change, therefore they should remove it.
Article: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/13/youve-been-googled-google/
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