Google Announces New Privacy Policy Allowing Tracking of All Users

Google has released a new privacy policy stating that the company reserves the right to track all users of its services and products, regardless of whether they have explicitly or implicitly given their consent. Starting May 25, the American company plans to collect data on all users of its services and products, whether or not they are logged in. This information comes from a document distributed by the company the day before.

The new privacy policy states: “We record information that we collect using unique identifiers associated with browsers, applications, and devices.”

This means that using Google’s search engine, browsers (such as Chrome and many others built on its engine), operating systems (like Chrome OS and Android), and other Google products will automatically result in the collection of user information.

Additionally, the company will collect data about devices (phones and computers), devices connected to them, as well as other user information—such as GPS data, Wi-Fi network identifiers, and much more.

Company representatives claim that this will make using the global network more convenient. Commentators also note that this is only about the public collection of data—covert data collection has reportedly been happening for quite some time.