Google to call for web privacy shake-up

Millions of people use Google, everyday to conduct searches for websites, news, images, maps, and just about anything else you can find on the web. In the past they have had a bad reputation in the privacy area. What does this have to do with you? In the past it has been pointed out that they weren't keeping our (the average users) personal information too private. Well, they are now taking steps to ensure that our information doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Friday, Google plans to propose that there be new international privacy laws made. This would help keep your personal information from the eyes of others. Google's global privacy counsel (Peter Fleischer), says that the OECD or some other international body, should develop new international privacy guidelines. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development is a international organisation that deals with issues having to do with economic growth.
Google is trying to restore the image they have had due to past criticism. Since, the European Union data protection bodies pointed out that Google stored your personal information for way to long. They were also criticised by Privacy International as being really bad in the department of keeping personal information, personal. Google also has made changes to the length of time they store personal information to 18 monthes. They are also working with Privacy International to regain face.
Fleischer is going to protest that the Internet privacy rules are out of date and need to be replaced with new ones. There hasn't been changes in it since 1995 which is 7 years ago so much innovation has happened since then. He is going to suggest that they use privacy rules Asian ministers established the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation conference in 2004 Of course these international rules would be more unspecific and would allow each nation to decide how to enforce them.
I don't know about you but if this plan is implemented and they update the privacy laws, I will feel a little more ease when using the Internet, with my personal information. This is one step in the battle of keeping you the customer safe from crimes such as identity theft, and other attacks on your information. Every time you go on the web at least some of your information is sent out to the world, what's to keep it from falling into the wrong hands? This is definitely a positive development for web users, no matter who you are.