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.
Sat, Jun 19, 2010
What Is Google’s Editorial Line?
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.
Fri, Jun 18, 2010
State AGs heed our call for WiSpy probe
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.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
John Simpson Questions Google General Counsel Kent Walker at the 2010 Computers Freedom and Privacy conference
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Will Google Music take on Apple’s iTunes?
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.
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
House Oversight chair questions federal cloud strategy
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.
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
Google: Wi-Fi Spy Data Wasn’t Used
Some consumer advocates said the problem is that Google did not seem more open with what happened and why. “As this has unfolded we learn more,” said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, which has criticized Google in the past. “I would like to see Google come clean about what they gathered.”
Fri, Jun 11, 2010
Consumer Watchdog Backs Call for Congressional Hearing on Google’s WiSpy Snooping
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today praised three Congressmen for releasing Google’s purported explanation of its three-year WiSpy snooping and endorsed a call for a Congressional hearing about the incident. Consumer Watchdog also called for the Federal Communications Commission to investigate.
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Google struggles to defend Apps security
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.
Mon, Jun 21, 2010