On Thursday 1 March 2012, Google is changing its privacy policies and Google Terms of Service: '....to be more readable and to reflect our efforts to create one beautifully simple, intuitive user experience across Google.' google.com/policies

Sophos, the University's antivirus programme, has prepared an informative blogpost on how to navigate Google's privacy options. You can read it at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/31/how-to-navigate-googles-privacy-options.

In addition, if you have a privacy question or complaint you can contact Google any time through their privacy contact form. Please select English (US) as the contact form is not available in English (UK). If you prefer, you can also write to:

Privacy Matters
c/o Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California, 94043
USA

If you'd like to discuss any issues or concerns about data security, please contact robbie.walker@port.ac.uk or mike.meredith@port.ac.uk.