Google, Facebook and others 'falling short' on digital privacy By Julie Balise <http://www.sfgate.com/author/julie-balise/> Updated 2:34 pm, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Google gets a "D" in digital rights -- and it's the best-performing Internet or telecommunications company in a study on freedom of expression and privacy released on Tuesday <https://rankingdigitalrights.org/index2015/findings/>. The inaugural Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index looked at privacy, freedom of expression and commitment to those policies at eight publicly listed Internet and eight publicly listed telecomunications companies around the world. Researchers scored companies using peer reviews, company feedback and quality control. "There are no 'winners,' " the report says. "Even companies in the lead are falling short. Across the board, companies need to improve their commitments to, and disclosures of, policies and practices that affect users' freedom of expression and privacy. […] Continua qui: http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Google-Facebook-and-others-fall-short...