Google tightens privacy leash on staff

GOOGLE is tightening its privacy leash on employees in an effort to ensure they don’t intrude on people while the internet search leader collects and stores information about its users.

Besides promoting Alma Whitten to be its director of privacy, Google said Friday that it will require all 23,000 of its employees to undergo privacy training. It is also introducing more checks aimed at making sure workers are obeying the rules.

The measures appear to be a response to breaches that raised questions about the company’s internal controls.