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      Your Privacy Is An Illusion

      Pamphleteers at Google promise no privacy without representation

      By Jackson West, 12:00 PM on Fri Jul 4 2008, 687 views

      A few of the queen's subjects across the pond have taken issue with colonial incursions by Street View spies from Google. Privacy International will whinge to the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner if they don't get a prompt response from the Mountain View rebels about the company's privacy practices — all the activists have gotten so far is cheek:

      We've spoken to Google in the past about this and received a snide response telling us to look more closely at their blogs.

      God save the queen from getting shot walking her corgis around Westminster! To show just how committed the revolutionaries are to privacy, VP of search products Marissa Mayer replaced a mention of "Google" on the homepage with "Privacy" and a link to the company's policy declaration. The noted populist also underscored her sacrifice by pointing out the ascetic homepage's lack of corrupting excess. Put that in your tea and sip it, limeys!

      Read More: your privacy is an illusion, marissa mayer, google, street view, uk, privacy international

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