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Wave of Google Fonts warning: Google makes a statement

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10 months ago

November 22, 2022

Wave of Google Fonts warning: Google makes a statement

Currently, a large-scale warning wave about the use of Google Fonts on websites and the associated transmission of IP addresses of site visitors to the United States is probably underway again. According to this, various lawyer and legal portals are currently reporting on this and at the same time informing that individual warnings should not be paid immediately but rather forwarded to legal protection. In essence, it is always about the fact that the respective IP addresses are automatically transmitted to Google through the use of Google Fonts, thereby committing a data protection breach. But now Google has also reacted and clarifies, among other things, that “the fact that Google’s servers necessarily receive IP addresses in order to transfer fonts is not unique to Google [ist] and corresponds to the operation of the Internet. » :

In light of recent events and media coverage of Google Fonts, we feel it is necessary to issue the following statement:

Google Fonts is an open-source font family library and web API for embedding these font families into websites. People want the websites they visit to be well-designed, easy to use, and respect their privacy. Google respects the privacy of individuals. The Google Fonts Web API is designed to limit the collection, storage, and use of data to what is necessary for efficient font delivery and for aggregate usage statistics. This data is kept secure and separate from other data. Google does not use the information collected by Google Fonts for any other purpose and in particular not for the profiling of end users or for advertising. Furthermore, the fact that Google’s servers necessarily receive IP addresses in order to transfer fonts is not unique to Google and corresponds to the way the Internet works.

Let’s see how long the warning letter business model can continue, many lawyers are now suing mass warning letters.

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