Read more Privacy International stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2866/privacy-international.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 08:10:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3059/google-amps-up-privacy-protections.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7542&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034655' border='0' />Google promised to step up its privacy protection yesterday, after European officials rebuked the search giant for storing data that could reveal political opinions, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences. Google will limit the amount of time it retains user data to 18 months and will "radically design" its cookie system,...A Google sign inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., May 30, 2007. Google Inc. bills the latest twist on its online maps as "Street View," but it looks a bit like "Candid Camera" as you cruise through the panorama of pictures that captured a fleeting moment in neighborhoods scattered across the country. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)http://www.newser.com/story/3059/google-amps-up-privacy-protections.htmlWed, 13 Jun 2007 11:29:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3002/google-flunks-privacy-probe.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7325&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034714' border='0' />Google ranks dead last among Internet sites for protecting user privacy, a new study by watchdog group Privacy International concludes. In its 6-month analysis of top e-commerce, social networking, e-mail, and search sites, PI singled out Google for what it called a "entrenched hostility to privacy," citing fuzzy corporate practice...http://www.newser.com/story/3002/google-flunks-privacy-probe.htmlMon, 11 Jun 2007 10:33:00 CDT