Google launched its much anticipated social networking service, Buzz, today aimed a competing with sites like Facebook and Twitter….
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Google’s Buzz will give Internet giant even more data
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Google search ad, what dat?
Super Bowl XLIV wasn’t only a first for the New Orleans Saints, it was also a landmark for Internet giant, Google. The company actually bought an ad, one that ironically reveals exactly the privacy issues raised by the company that consumers should worry about.
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Consumer Watchdog Praises DOJ for Opposing Google Books Settlement
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog praised the U.S. Department of
Justice today for opposing the amended Google Books Settlement. The DOJ
said that while there were improvements in the amended settlement,
problems with class certification, copyright and antitrust issues
remained.
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Google asking spy agency for help
Google has apparently gone to the super secret National Security Agency seeking help in preventing cyber attacks.
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Two Congressmen ask Justice to scrutinize Google Books deal, government will comment on revised deal Thursday
Two Texas Congressmen have asked the U.S. of Justice to ensure that the proposed Google Books Settlement not hurt minority publishers and small businesses. The department is scheduled to file its view of the amended settlement in federal court on Thursday.
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Google’s 5 principles pay lip service to privacy
Google decided to take note of International Data Privacy Day last week by publishing their five guiding privacy principles. Here are the bullet points and there is …
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Steve Jobs blasts Google’s ‘Don’t be evil’ motto
The tech blogosphere is buzzing with Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ assessment of Google’s…
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FTC focusing on online privacy concerns
Online privacy protection for consumers has been built around the idea of "notice and choice" but it was clear to me at Thursday’s Federal Trade Commission…
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Consumer Watchdog Urges Court To Reject Amended Google Books Deal
Brief Argues Books Settlement Continues Steal From Absent Class Members, Remains Anti-Competitive
WASHINGTON, DC — Consumer Watchdog today filed a brief urging a
federal court to reject the revised Google Books settlement because it
is remains anticompetitive and violates both U.S. and international
law.
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Google toolbar privacy glitch shows need for tech recalls and rules
Harvard Professor Ben Edelman has just revealed that Google’s toolbar sent information about consumers’ web activity back to the Internet giant’s servers even when they thought they had disabled the toolbar.