alt Hacker NewsAh, but Google promised to remove PII they found in this deidentified dataset, so worry not.
> If you’ve flown Spirit and worry that Google will soon know about a testy conversation you had with the airline’s call center, you’re being told not to worry. The court filing says the data was deidentified before being put on sale and Google has promised to scrub any PII it finds in the trove.
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akoboldfrying • today at 11:00 AM
I basically agree, but I'd also say: Every Gmail user has already accepted such a promise as sufficient.
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sscaryterry • today at 10:49 AM
Ah, trust me bro :)
> Ah, but Google promised to remove PII they found in this deidentified dataset, so worry not.
… and even if someone can prove that they didn't, the only consequences will be a teeny-tiny slap on the wrists.
This kind of stuff needs to come with promises to pay the P in the PII big bucks if the I is indeed I.