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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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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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.
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What does Google’s power play mean?
Google last week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for permission to buy and sell electric power like…
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How Google peddles its stuff
Google is notorious for maintaining a clutter-free, minimalist home page. It famously resisted adding a "privacy" link because adding the word would have brought the word count to 29, one more than the magic 28 words founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin insisted should be the maxim on the page.