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Thoughts about privacy show Google’s mindset
When Google executive and search guru Amit Singhal calls the Internet search giant “the biggest kingmaker on this Earth,” he was more egotistical than wrong. He also highlighted why people find the company’s egotism disturbing.
Continue reading...Consumers pondering Google/Viacom ruling
25. June 2010
A federal court decision this week throwing out Viacom’s’ $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, has consumers and copyright holders wondering about its implications. (Viacom says it will appeal.)
Continue reading...Will Google’s Newspass save serious journalism?
21. June 2010
Can Google drive a cultural change in news consumption? That’s the question raised by an Italian newspaper’s report that the Internet search giant will launch a premium news content paywall system called Newspass by year’s end.
Continue reading...What Is Google’s Editorial Line?
19. June 2010
Google’s charm offensive to the news industry continues with Google News inventor Krishna Bharat talking optimistically about the future of journalism at Stanford earlier this month. What Bharat did not talk about was perhaps more interesting than what he did.
Continue reading...State AGs heed our call for WiSpy probe
18. June 2010
Attorneys general across the United States are responding to Consumer Watchdog’s call to investigate Google’s WiSpy debacle in which the company used its Street View vehicles to snoop on private WiFi networks for three years.
Continue reading...Will Google Music take on Apple’s iTunes?
17. June 2010
The story that Google is going into the music business, first floated by Tech Crunch last fall, has returned with CNet’s Greg Sandoval citing “multiple music industry sources” saying the launch could come this fall.
Continue reading...House Oversight chair questions federal cloud strategy
15. June 2010
As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to adopt cloud computing, Congress is pushing back with questions. Google is a leading proponent of cloud computing, where most applications and data are on remote servers and accessed from a PC via the Internet.
Continue reading...Google struggles to defend Apps security
10. June 2010
Google’s recent release of a white paper on its security policies and technologies for Google Apps is notable for its effort to assure users and potential customers that the information stored by Google is safe. And perceptions about the Internet giant’s security are key to its future.
Continue reading...Closing Windows: Was it about security or the money?
10. June 2010
Last month, The Financial Times reported that Google was blaming Microsoft software vulnerability for the multinational cyber attack it encountered earlier this year. In response, unnamed Google employees said, the company was phasing out the Windows operating system at the company. But, maybe it’s about the money.
Continue reading...Standing up to Google’s heavy-handed pressure
7. June 2010
I was in Washington, DC, last week to attend EPIC’s Champion of Freedom Awards Dinner. One honoree in particular prompted the cross-country trip: The Rose Foundation and how it stood up to Internet giant Google.
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27. June 2010