The recently revamped “Privacy” section — now accesssible at the bottom of the Google homepage — takes you to a detailed listing of all of Google’s policies and procedures. You can find everything from policies on Gmail and GOOG-411 to user-friendly videos on search privacy, cookie functioning, and even unlisting your number from the Google phone book feature:

Google told the New York Times it decided to make the link more prominent after requests by “users, bloggers, and regulatory bodies,” noting that the section is also now accessible via the results pages.

The Official Google Blog has an interesting little sidebar about how carefully designers monitor the word count on the regular home page, and how they dropped the word “Google” from the copyright to make room for the “Privacy” link without having any more words.

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Google has just expanded its GOOG-411 service to the country. Canadians can get in on the action by dialing 1-800-GOOG-411 from any phone. The number will look up business listings for free and then connect you, all via a simple-to-use voice recognition system.

The Canadian version of GOOG-411 is even modified to recognize the different dialect there compared to in America, so you can say “aboot” and not have to worry about being misunderstood.

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