Some users may not realize what they say on a social media site -- whether it be at home or work, on a company computer or a personal computer -- can be grounds for firing.

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Consumer Watchdog, a consumer-rights group, has expressed reservations about the cars on privacy grounds, saying they would allow Google to gather personal information about passengers.

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Anna Soubry said her personal view was that it was justified on "child welfare" grounds.

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From rigorously sculpted grounds to profusely flowering rustic settings, he bends his personal tastes to those of his clients.

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Much of the cost of collecting biometric and personal data has already been shifted to the passport service, on the grounds that passports must meet tougher international standards.

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