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Google privacy tool unveiled

By Maija Palmer, Technology Correspondent

Published: November 5 2009 11:10 | Last updated: November 5 2009 18:59

Google sought to alleviate the concerns of privacy campaigners on Thursday by unveiling new tools that will allow users to see what information the internet company is keeping on them.

Users who have signed up for Google’s consumer services, such as Gmail, Blogger, Picasa, and YouTube will be able to see a “dashboard” listing the personal details stored about them. Users will be able to edit and delete the information.

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