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ST.LOUISPOST-DISPATCH BUSINESS C6 www.STLtoday.com Teamstersgiveleadersauthority todecideonfuturewithAFL-CIO ContinuedfromC1 mayinfluencerivalsgivenitsdom- inanceinsearchandthefierce themostnoteworthyrightnowby thesimplefactthattheyarethe dotendstosetapatternandprece- growingheft.Asstartupsgetbig- typicallyfollows. Googlesaysittakesprivacyseri- welookatprivacyfromdesignall counselatGoogle. Thatmeansproductmanagers, privacyimplicationsasnewtech- nologiesaredevelopedandnew ShealsosaidGoogleregularly seeksfeedbackfromcivilliberties groupssuchastheCenterforDe- mocracyandTechnologyandthe ElectronicFrontierFoundation, whichcreditGoogleforlistening specifythatonlysomeofitsem- ployeeshaveaccesstopersonal andaccessisloggedtodeter abuse. tweenprivacyandfunctionality, andthecompanybelievesinmak- servicesthatrequirepersonally identifiableinformation. usethatsetoftechnologyandre- jecttodebate.

Googleautomaticallykeepsre- cordsofwhatsearchtermspeople InternetaddressandauniqueID numberstoredinaWebbrowser computersunlessusersreconfi- guretheirbrowserstorejectthem. LikemostInternetcompanies, datapersonallyidentifiable.But Internetaddressescanoftenbe tracedtoaspecificuser. Googlecancollectdataonitsusers: isitsabilitytoretaine-mailmes- ninglibrarybookssometimesre- quiresusernamestoprotectcopy- rights. Googleistestingsoftwarefor makingWebpagesloadmore Webrequeststhroughitsservers. Googleoffersdrivingdirec- paymentservicethatcriticssay couldaddbillingdatatouserpro- files.

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nologytoinhibitthehackers.We stillneedlawsthatmakehacking criminal.Westillneedrestraints InstitutefoundGoogleconsistently gettinghighmarksfortrust. softwareregularlygetsviolatedby whatPonemonandothersac- knowledgeareimprovementsinits fusecustomerservicewithobliga- thatseemstowork.Itgetsalmost blame.Itgoesoutofitswayto stripitsprivacystatementsofle- galesesotheyareeasiertoread. Butthestatementsremainvague onhowlongthecompanykeeps data. Google Searchenginesaysit takesprivacyseriously ILL ESTER TheAssociatedPress stersonWednesdaygavetheir cidewhethertoleavetheAFL-CIO. Thatputsfourofthefiveunions ciesinpositiontoleaveiftheir week.

Severaloftheunionsarethreat- eningtoboltbythenifitlooksasif theywillnotgetenoughconces- sionsfromAFL-CIOPresident JohnSweeney. determinationoftheTeamsters unionandtheotherunionsthatare partoftheChangetoWinCoalition thattheAFL-CIOmustberestruc- turedinordertosurviveinthefu- JamesP.Hoffa. generalexecutiveboardinChicago. Leadersofthedissidentunions weretobeinChicagoformeetings teetodayandtheexecutivecouncil onFriday.Afterthat,somesaythe unionswilldecidewhethertostay fortheconvention. TheTeamstersandserviceem- therighttochoosetoleavethefed- eration.Thebodywasformed50 yearsagotoconsolidatethepower oforganizedlabor.

UnitedFoodandCommercial tendtheconventionwiththe boardonSunday. ChangetoWinCoalitiontosaythat unionwillstayintheAFL-CIOand TheAFL-CIOismadeupofal- most60unionswith13million thatarepushingforchanges.They haveabout5millionmembers. Thecoalitionofunhappyunions wantstoseeseveralchanges.One wouldmeangettingtheAFL-CIOto rebatehalftheduescollectedsoin- dividualunionscouldusethemon- eytorecruitnewmembers. Someinthedissidentunions Asbestos Partofprobefollows suitagainstlawyers ContinuedfromC1 theonlyproperforumtolookinto bogusmedicalevidenceandsub- orningoffalseclientandwitness Asbestosclaimantssaythey wereexposedtothefibrousminer- althatcausescancerandrespira- torydiseases.Amongthecompa- niesdrivenintobankruptcyhave strongHoldingsInc. sandblastersandfoundryworkers, diseasesafterbeingexposedtosili- cadust.

Partoftheinvestigationstems froma2001civillawsuitthatG-I firmsthathavefiledcasesinvolv- lationproduct. G-IhiredinvestigatorKrollInc. SouthCarolina. KrollspokeswomanJodieRo- senbloomsaidWednesdaythatthe U.S.attorneyinNewYorkrecently commentfurther. Courtrecordsfromthebank- sayKrollinvestigatorsorG-Ilaw- yersrecentlymetwithprosecut- ors.G-Ifiledforbankruptcypro- couldnotpaytheasbestosliability andchemicalsmaker.

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