Google, Facebook Fierce Tech Rivalry Looms: 10 Reasons Why ( Page 1 of 2 ) When Facebook first launched, it was looked at as a niche social network. The site catered to college kids and seemed to be destined to live in that world. But after an increasing number of people joined the site, and...Read More
BRUSSELS — The top justice official in the European Union on Friday backed a request by E.U. governments that Google halt changes to its privacy policies while national data-protection authorities investigate the implications for citizens and users. In a statement e-mailed Friday to the International Herald Tribune, Viviane Reding, the E.U. justice commissioner, called on...Read More
Enlarge image Facebook Headquarters Jonathan Sprague/Redux The Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto. The Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto. Photographer: Jonathan Sprague/Redux Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — Paul Kedrosky, author of the Infectious Greed Blog and a Bloomberg contributing editor, talks about Facebook Inc.’s filing to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering and the outlook...Read More
In the wake of Google’s recent changes to its search and privacy policy, some users and industry observers have criticized the move as treading on shaky ground with regards to privacy. Now Microsoft, one of Google’s chief rivals, has decided to pounce on this shift in public sentiment by releasing an advertising campaign specifically designed...Read More
Google is pushing back against complaints about its new privacy policy, saying users can still prevent the company from linking all the data it collects about them by turning off their search history, by skipping some of Google’s offerings or by using different Google accounts at different times. In a letter to lawmakers who have...Read More
Google has teamed up with Facebook and Microsoft. It’s a very rare occurrence. But even the worst of tech enemies can agree that phishing is bad. On Monday, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and eleven others outfits announced they had formed a new alliance to combat phishing — a way of fooling email and web users...Read More
(CBS News)Â They’re known to attract the best and brightest minds. But this week, a federal judge ordered Google, Apple and five other high-tech companies to court over accusations they violated anti-trust laws by conspiring not to poach each other’s employees. CBS News correspondent Lee Cowan looks at this development. At issue is whether some...Read More
Following a flurry of criticism over its privacy policy revamp, Google is attempting to clear up misconceptions about its actions. Users still have control over what information Google sees; Google is not collecting any more data about users than it has in the past; and users can use as much or as little as they...Read More
Earlier this week when Google Plus announced changes to its name policy, I was quick to point out that what was being reported as the ability to create and use pseudonyms on the service was not what it seemed. After extensive communication over the past three days (and nights) with Google’s official spokespeople and learning...Read More
Computerworld – Google has whipped up a privacy brouhaha with a blog post announcing that the company is rewriting its privacy policy, consolidating user information across its services. What has the blogosphere and some users in an uproar is that Google isn’t offering users an opt-out option. If you don’t want your information from Gmail,...Read More
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