Public Interest Groups say Google Should Use Extra Time to Add Privacy Into Google Book Search
Via EFF:
“Today EFF along with the ACLU and the privacy authors and publishers they represent, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of College and Research Libraries, CDT, EPIC, SFLC, Professor James Grimmelman sent a joint letter to Google urging it to include privacy protections along with its reconsidered Google Book Search Settlement.
The joint letter asks Google to take this time to implement the privacy suggestions made by EFF and others, noting author Jonathan Lethem’s statement: “now is the moment to make sure that Google Book Search is as private as the world of physical books. If future readers know that they are leaving a digital trail for others to follow, they may shy away from important but eccentric intellectual journeys.”
Privacy Concerns About the Google Book Settlement