Question

Read the privacy policy of a large, popular website. Write a brief summary. Identify the site (name, Web address, and type of site). Give examples of parts of the policy that are, or are not, clear or reasonable.

b. Choose any smartphone app that includes a privacy statement or policy. Summarize and evaluate it. Can you think of any important things that are missing?

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Website:Google Inc.
Type of site:Search Engine
Web address: www.google.co.in

Privacy Policy Summary:

Google is used for many purposes mainly to share information and to communicate with other person.Google's Privacy Policy explains about : What information Google collect and why to collect the information. How to use the information. This includes how to access it and update information.

Information Collection: This includes what is the languages user speak,to more complex things like which ads user finds more useful, its based on the searches user did in google search.

Google collects information following ways:

The information user is giving : Example like while doing signup .
Information google get from use of Google services:Example:Location information,Local storage.Cookies.
How Google uses the information collected:

Google will combine all personal information from one service of Google with another information, including personal information, from other Google services( like google maps) to give results of user searches.

Information Security:

Google employees work hard to protect Google services and Google's users from unauthorized access to users data or unauthorized alteration or destruction of information google hold. In particular: google encrypt many of the services using SSL(Secure Sockets Layer). google offer user two step verification for Google Accounts, and a Safe Browsing feature which is available in Google Chrome. google review the information collection, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to systems. Google restrict access to personal information of the user to Google employees. Strict action is taken if any leak in data like contractual confidentiality, obligations leads to termination if they fail to meet these obligations.

When the Privacy Policy applies:

Google's Privacy Policy applies to all of the Google's services .

Smartphone app including Privacy statement :Whatsapp

1. Your Acceptance

Its agreement between Whats App Inc. and the owner and operator of whats app wesite.

2. Whats App Service

These Terms of Service apply to all the users of the Whats App Service. Information provided by whats app users through the Whats App Service may contain links of the third party websites that are not controlled by Whats App. so whats app has no control over them, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practice over the third party websites. By using the Service, User expressly acknowledge and agree that Whats App shall not be responsible for any of the damages, claims or other liability arising from or related to use of any third-party website.

Information Whats App Collects:

Whats App obtain following types of information from user's mobile phone device as specified below :

User Provided Information: User provide certain Personally Identifiable Information, such as users mobile phone number, billing information and mobile device information to Whats App when choosing to participate in uses of the Whats App Service, such as registering a user, updating Users status or requesting status for your contacts.Whats App will access Users address book or contact list.

​The Information Whats App Does Not Collect:Whats App does not collect User's Private data like names, emails, addresses or other contact information mobile address book or contact lists other than mobile phone numbers.

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