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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Google Wants To Use Your Photo To Promote Stuff In Ads, New Terms Will Go Live on November 11, 2013

Google Plus is updating its term of service, so beware guys, Google Wants To Use Your Photo To Promote Stuff In Ads, Google is updating its Terms Of Service. The new terms will go live on November 11, 2013.

What's changing? How your Google+ profile name and photo might appear in Google products, like reviews and ads.Here's how it works:

Your Google+ connections may start to see your profile name and photo next to content like the reviews you share or the ads you've "liked" (or in Google terms, "+1'd"). This only happens when you take an action —things like +1'ing, commenting, or following — and the only people who see it are the people you've chosen to share that content with.

So here is the details, For example, your friends might see that you rated an album 4 stars on a band's Google Play page. (Google Play is the store on Android devices where you buy content like music, videos, and apps.) Your photo may also show up in ads for local businesses if you've +1'd it on Google+. Google is calling these recommendations "Shared Endorsements."

Source: Caroline Moss from Business Insider

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