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The article is from this Vancouver Sun Article
Google Inc. on Thursday launched new privacy controls so users can see the reams of personal information the Internet giant is storing about them and insist the data are deleted if they want.
People who have signed up for any of Google’s consumer services, such as Gmail, Blogger, YouTube and Picasa, are now able to use a new service called Google Dashboard, where they can log into a console and see all the personal data Google stores about them.
For example, Google’s Gmail system saves old sent and received e-mails, as well as e-mail drafts, attachments and chat messages. And Google’s web history feature saves online searches if the user has turned on the function.
The new service allows users to peruse the information, and edit or delete it. Users can also readjust their privacy settings to limit Google’s ability to retain old data.
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