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Is Google Flouting Privacy Law? (RedmontMag)

A California assemblyman and a number of consumer and privacy advocacy groups have demanded that Google adhere to a California law that requires Web sites to include a link to the privacy policy on their home pages.

Google has thus far refused to do so, citing the clean appearance of its home page.

According to the company, users can simply type "Google privacy policy" into the search field and bring up both the privacy policy and further information on Google and privacy. Google says that this conforms to the spirit of the law.

California lawmaker puts Google on notice about missing link to privacy policy (Computer World)

Under the California privacy act, Web sites that collect personal information are required to include a prominent link to their privacy policies on their home pages. In addition, the links must provide one-click access to the policies.

Google didn't immediately return a call seeking comment about Anderson's letter. The company has maintained that although it considers privacy protections to be important, it doesn't think a link to its policy is needed on its home page.

"If Google continues to hide behind legal loopholes, then I will take matters into my own hands and close the loophole," Anderson [State Assemblyman Joel Anderson] said in the statement. "New legislation is one way I can close that loophole."
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