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Facebook’s policy contains at a little fewer than six thousand words, while the policy for Google+ only contains a thousand words. Also, the Google+ policy is very direct, simple, and to the point (Singel, 2011). The complexity of the Facebook privacy policy shows that they do not want the average users knowing the information they are entitled to. By making the privacy policy long and having a complex layout, the average user will not bother to go into detail about the policy and therefore will not be aware or know of the risks involved with posting anything on Facebook. While with Google+ policy, it contains only a thousand words as opposed to the face book policy which has a little fewer than six thousand words. By keeping a short simple privacy policy, Google+ is ensuring that it is a simple user friendly, easy to read, and to understand statement. Facebook on the other hand is way too complex; each topic in the privacy policy has a sub group within a sub group. With so many subgroups and groups on each topic, it’s almost impossible to consider the policy user friendly. As stated in the Google+ privacy
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That being said Google still has access to your information; they just have a few better policies to protect your identity from being made publicly available. “Google hasn’t won many accolades, either. Eric Schmidt, when he was CEO of Google, famously said that “Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” He was talking about chip implants, but his statement has been widely interpreted as describing Google’s general approach to balancing its interest with users’ privacy.” (Mui, 2011)
We need to start treating these websites/services as public forums and conducting ourselves in an appropriate manner suited to one’s lifestyle. We need to start limiting the type, and quality of the information being posted. Not using these mediums as photo storage. There are great photo storage websites out there with fantastic privacy policies so you can govern your photo library. Posting too much delicate information may pose a threat to you and those around
That being said Google still has access to your information; they just have a few better policies to protect your identity from being made publicly available. “Google hasn’t won many accolades, either. Eric Schmidt, when he was CEO of Google, famously said that “Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” He was talking about chip implants, but his statement has been widely interpreted as describing Google’s general approach to balancing its interest with users’ privacy.” (Mui, 2011)
We need to start treating these websites/services as public forums and conducting ourselves in an appropriate manner suited to one’s lifestyle. We need to start limiting the type, and quality of the information being posted. Not using these mediums as photo storage. There are great photo storage websites out there with fantastic privacy policies so you can govern your photo library. Posting too much delicate information may pose a threat to you and those around