"I'm all for breaking down data silos, but when Google knows more about me than my wife I get a bit worried".
Google has updated its privacy policy in a way that breaks down product silos, but allows the search giant to mine data across all of its services.
In a blog post, Google outlined the changes. These changes are the enterprise Holy Grail in many respects. Companies everywhere want to break down product walls to get a 360 degree view of customers. The difference with Google is reach and it is actually succeeding. In a nutshell, Google is:
- Making its privacy policies easier to read.
- Aggregating data across products for Google and user experience.
- And arguing that it's easier to take your data and go somewhere else.
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