Google Dominates Search, Despite Privacy Concerns

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By Leslie Horn, PCMag.com Despite mounting concerns about privacy following the recent consolidation of about 70 or so policies, Google is far and away the dominant search engine. As a part of its Internet and American Life Project, Pew on Friday released a report about search engines, putting Google at the top of the heap, [...]

Obama’s Call for Web Privacy Guidelines Seen Leading to Rules With Teeth

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An Obama administration Internet privacy initiative marks the best chance for setting U.S. standards to shield personal information in the absence of Congressional legislation, consumer groups and lawyers said.

Google Sponsors Tea Party-Backed Conference

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Google Inc. (GOOG), whose chairman has served as an adviser to President Barack Obama, is a sponsor of this month’s Conservative Political Action Conference, co-hosted by the Tea Party.

Google to Censor Blogger Blogs on a ‘Per Country Basis’

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Google has quietly announced changes to its Blogger free-blogging platform that will enable the blocking of content only in countries where censorship is required.

Google says privacy change won’t affect government users

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Google today dismissed concerns by a former senior federal IT official that the company’s controversial new privacy policy would create problems for customers of Google Apps for Government (GAFG).

SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions

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It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act “would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world.”

Facebook and Google join the Tea Party

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By Gautham Nagesh , The Hill Google, Facebook and other technology companies are aligning with the Tea Party to defeat copyright legislation championed by movie studios and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Tech companies are seen as the underdog in the lobbying battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would allow the government or [...]

Privacy a Concern as Google Links Plus With Its Other Sites

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By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Google’s work to integrate its Google+ social networking site broadly with its other services could raise red flags for users who want to closely guard their privacy. Google wants Google+ to be more than a stand-alone social network. It envisions Google+ integrating with most, maybe all, of its Web [...]

Google’s $3b tax haven loophole probed

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The US Internal Revenue Service is auditing how Google avoided federal income taxes by shifting profit into offshore subsidiaries, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Google Joins Apple in Push for Tax Holiday

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By Richard Rubin and Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg.com As a coalition led by Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG), and Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) presses for a tax holiday on more than $1 trillion in offshore profits, it is turning to a well-positioned lobbyist: Jeffrey Forbes, once chief of staff to Max Baucus, chairman of the [...]

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