| https://web.archive.org/web/20210415072450/https://neeva.com... We could read this like a confession from ex-Google managers: "There are technology products [like the ones we acquired at Google] that work better when they [anthromorphising the software] know some information about you, like your interests or what country you live in. However, companies today [(read: Google)] collect whatever information they can about you and store it indefinitely. [Yikes!] Additionally, companies [such as? Google?] need to offer you controls that are easy to find and give you real ownership over your data-not just lip service. [What the heck is "real ownership"? Submitted/uploaded data belongs to the user. Larry Page himself said this in a televised interview. Are "privacy policies" considered "lip service"?] For example, tech products [like the ones we became familiar with at Google] rarely need to store your location history forever. A better default would be to store this data for 90 days, while offering you the option to let the company [Google] store it longer if that is your choice. [Why 90 days. Why not 0 days.] Do you know all the different ways technology companies [like Google, our former employer] use your browsing data? Your IP address? Your name and profile photo? Companies [such as the one we worked for] can get your personal information for a purpose that benefits you, but then use the data in whatever way they want going forward. [How clever. And what can be done about that. What if Neeva does that? What recourse do users have?] Products [such as the ones we saw at Google] ask for your phone number and email address so you can recover your account in case you get hacked, but then will use this data to report your online purchases to advertisers." How and why did Neeva arrive at the 90-day data retention policy. Why cant users have the option to have data stored for 0 days. Why cant users request to have their data deleted immediately. (Neeva is getting paid regardless of whether they collect or store data, other than the minimal data required to administer user fees.) Why does a "paid search engine" need to collect and store more information than, say, a VPN provider. For example, collecting more data than than username, email address, and payment details. |