I spoke to Daniel Brandt of Google-Watch today about his latest Rich also publishes his blog
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Daniel thinks, "that within 6 months there is a good chance that the American Library Association will take a stand against Google". You can read his article on this subject below.
In my talk with Daniel, I asked about his motivation behind Google-Watch.
Starting with his membership in the Vietnam anti-war group Students for a Democratic Society, Daniel has always made it a point to speak his mind. He actually appeared on national television in the 60's burning his draft card in a protest that included Presidential candidate at the time, Senator Ed Musky. Daniel sees a similarity to his college protests days and his current campaign against Google's privacy practices.
One of Daniel's primary issues has to do with Google's massive cookie. Google collects detailed data from users conducting searches. This includes geographic area, ISP information, and what was queried. Daniel feels that Google should NOT collect this information; or if they do, they shouldn't keep it forever.
Why does Google's information collection bother Daniel so much? Because he fears that Google may release this information to the authorities if ever asked to do so. This is especially true related to Google Print. Daniel feels that Google should automatically delete data of individuals similar to the way many library software programs do. According to Daniel, "If you don't have the information of what books or pages someone read, you can't give it to the FBI when asked. However, if you keep the data and you tell the FBI you don't have it you might end up sharing a cell with Martha Stewart."
The following is the article provided by Daniel Brandt.
http://www.google-watch.org/gcook.html )
I am asking the American Library Association to address the issue of privacy in cases where search engine digitization projects are proposed to libraries. Beth Givens from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Pam Dixon from the World Privacy Forum, and Chris Hoofnagle from EPIC are helping me with this. Here is a letter I wrote to Mitch Freedman: http://www.yahoo-watch.org, and murdok which publishes over 200 websites and email newsletters.
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