The Federal Trade Commission said in a letter to Google on Thursday that the company should be “limiting secondary uses of data collected through Google Books, including uses that would be contrary to reasonable consumer expectations.” David Vladeck, head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote that “we also agree that it is important for Google to develop a new privacy policy, specific to Google Books, that will apply to the current product, set forth commitments for future related services and features, and preserve commitments made in the existing privacy policy.” Separately, FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz said “the Google Books […]
