Google+, the response of the web giant Facebook, debuted in late June . As interest has grown rapidly, the service leaves much wonder about the differences between the two. Outside circles, Google+ way to help you share your party photos with friends and photos of your new kitten with grandma, Google+ has a different and more direct control over privacy.
We wrote about ways to manage your privacy on Facebook, but even this long article can not cover everything. The privacy policy of Facebook is long (nearly 6,000 words!), Moving, and complicated. Privacy controls are not as visible as we think they should be, and the company has been under fire for adding new "features", such as the ability for others to tag you in the scene and automatically allowing them with little or no warning to the user.
Fortunately, the policy of Google + privacy is shorter and simpler, without confusing legalese to sift. A sample quote:
The advertising practices "We may share aggregated statistics about Google+ activity with the public, our users and partners, such as publishers, application developers or connected sites." Facebook and Google+ are different, and it seems Facebook has the upper hand here. Facebook ads do not target the data that you enter in your profile. Google, however, records what you do with tracking cookies to create a "limited profile" of you, which can then target ads. These data can not be traced back to you right now, but Google keeps your information, emails you send from Gmail to the keywords you are looking for, and the company may choose to use it differently in the future.
One tip we just learned: Even if Google+ will automatically place in a system that uses the function "+1" (similar to Facebook Likes) on other websites, which appear on the ads + 1s from your friends, you can turn off here.
Google+ collects so much data of its users, but does not put into advertising, while Facebook does exactly the opposite. The best attribute of Google+ is its simple language, without hassle of the Privacy Policy. At least you know what you're getting. The best way to ensure that your information is safe? Identity protection against theft, like Identity Guard and TrustedID, monitor your credit report and other personal information for fraud, ID theft insurance to you if your identity is stolen, and provide you with copies of your credit report .