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
Google has already been collecting some of this information. But for the first time, it is combining data across its Web sites to stitch together a fuller portrait of users. Consumers won’t be able to opt out of the changes, which take effect March 1. And experts say the policy shift will invite greater scrutiny...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO: Google’s US lobbying bill more than tripled to $3.76 million in the fourth quarter as the Internet search leader fought proposed changes to online piracy laws and sought to influence a wide range of other issues that could affect its fortunes. The amount that Google Inc spent making its political points from October...Read More
Google CEO Larry Page trotted out an impressive statistic during last week’s quarterly earnings call: Google+ now has 90 million users, double what it had three months ago. Even better, 60 percent of those users are engaged daily, and 80 percent weekly. But those users aren’t necessarily engaging with Google+. Any action taken during a...Read More
The Google search engine is reporting a major spike of interest in Newt Gingrich, with one specific focus. His wives. “At least three of the top four searches associated with Gingrich have to do with the candidate’s current and former wives,” Google reported. Much of the activity was inspired by ex-wife Marianne Gingrich’s accusation that...Read More
The Internet’s watershed political moment in the U.S. arrived this week. You can Google it. The role of Google itself, however, in the so-called Web blackout is more interesting than a quick Google search would indicate. First, some background. On Jan. 18, to protest a pair of anti-piracy bills in Congress, Wikipedia posted a blackout...Read More
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