What Google should roll out next: a privacy upgrade.

• Author: Cohen, Adam
• Position: Brief Article

Google has long presented itself as a force for good in the technology world. In many ways, it has lived up to that reputation. But Google should do a better job of including users in decisions about how their personal information is collected, stored, and shared. It is hard to believe most Google users know the company is collecting information about their activities online, storing their search data, and putting "cookies" on their computers that make it possible to track those searches until. 2038, or that users have thought much about the government's ability to read their search history and stored e-mail. messages without them knowing it. Google says it needs...