Apparently today is Data Privacy Day 2010. To mark the occastion Google have published their 'Privacy Principles':

• Use information to provide our users with valuable products and services.
• Develop products that reflect strong privacy standards and practices.
• Make the collection of personal information transparent.
• Give users meaningful choices to protect their privacy.
• Be a responsible steward of the information we hold.

Not quite the values of VRM FutureGov's Carrie is a passionate supporter of (ask her for more details on that one if you're interested - well worth a coffee and a chat), but interesting to see nonetheless.

For more on Google thoughts on privacy, you can read their full their blog here.

VRM Hub is a monthly gathering of people who think the web has more to offer than the classic social networking sites like Facebook, which keep your data locked up so you can never use it again (from info like your date of birth and contacts through to info like your wall posts and poking activity).
At the most recent VRM Hub meetup James Paterson gave a great presentation about how the web will change as people start to gain more control of their data.  http://www.media.... Read More