tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974997875021040765.post2973506786659786792..comments2024-03-12T12:04:59.304+01:00Comments on Peter Fleischer: Privacy...?: The Working PartyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908660263905877338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974997875021040765.post-78531411085146491752009-10-21T12:56:08.545+01:002009-10-21T12:56:08.545+01:00The Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central As...The Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST) works on EU relations with the countries in Eastern Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine) and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). It works deals with all aspects of EU cooperation with these countries. This also includes formats for multilateral cooperation, such as the newly launched Eastern Partnership (which includes the EU Member States and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP).Irinahttp://www.holidaycity.com/singaporehotels/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6974997875021040765.post-81215999558119805452007-06-24T18:57:00.000+01:002007-06-24T18:57:00.000+01:00How about a reply to what BusinessWeek had to say ...How about a reply to what BusinessWeek had to say on Google's Orwellian powers of observation ?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2007/tc20070622_737633.htm" REL="nofollow">Businessweek article</A><BR/><BR/>That would really help to keep intact the peace of mind of the general public, and in the process gain some credibility when the naysayers from competing companies throw their nastiness at you.<BR/><BR/>Why isn't Google more transparent ?<BR/><BR/>I don't see anything too exciting happening on this front from Google, you are starting to give the tired and old image of some old corporation that doesn't give a dime for the interests of the public, once you reached a dominant position in the market.<BR/><BR/><BR/>One would think you have nothing to lose by being more transparent, and on the other hand... there's a lot to gain.<BR/>The public wants a more transparent Google. Opaque we already had enough with Microsoft, and you know what is happening to them.<BR/><BR/>How about a Chief Privacy Officer ?<BR/>How about a Google Ombudsman ?<BR/><BR/>How about an entire Public Interest division ?<BR/>How about more community outreach on these matters ?<BR/>I know the blog and PR, but it's not enough.<BR/><BR/>You can do better, Google.<BR/><BR/>If you *really* want to do "no evil", anyway.<BR/><BR/>(not doing evil is not the same thing as doing good...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com