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Report: Google close to $7m settlement over wi-fi privacy violations
More than 30 states had accused the search giant of using its Street View cars to collect personal information over Wi-Fi Google is close to reaching a settlement with more than 30 US states that had accused the search giant of using its Street View cars to collect data from…
Google: FBI is monitoring Internet for potential terrorist activity
Google says the FBI is monitoring the Web for potential terrorist activity. But it can’t say how extensive the surveillance is. As part of the Google Transparency Report, the Internet giant this week released data on so-called National Security Letters — official requests for data under the Patriot Act passed…
Conservationists urge Google to remove ads for ivory and whale products
Conservationists have urged Internet giant Google to remove thousands of advertisements promoting products made from endangered whales and elephants. Campaign group The Environmental Investigation Agency said Tuesday that it had written to Google CEO Larry Page last month appealing for the removal of more than 1,400 ads promoting whale products…
‘Cannibal cop’ searched for ‘human meat recipes’ on Google: prosecutors
Google can answer most things and a New York policeman accused of plotting cannibalism made full use, with queries including “human meat recipes” and “best rope to tie someone,” his trial heard Monday. Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Gilberto Valle, 28, with testimony from the FBI agent who scoured…
Google unveils high-end laptop to challenge MacBook
Google on Thursday unveiled a touch-screen notebook computer designed for high-end PC users, throwing down a gauntlet for Apple and its MacBooks. Google said its Chrome Pixel computers blending tablet and laptop technology, boasting heavyweight Intel chips and screens tailored for rich graphics were released in the United States and…
RIAA: Google effort fails to curb music piracy
Google’s revamping of its search formula last year has failed so far to live up to its promise of discouraging consumers from visiting illegal music websites, an industry group says. A report released this week by the Recording Industry Association of America said it found Google’s initiative announced last August…
Google invites ‘explorers’ to don new Internet glasses
Google on Wednesday invited “explorers” with creative vision and $1,500 to spare to be part of a select group of people who get to experiment with glasses synched to the Internet. A video intended to capture what it feels like to use Google Glass was posted online at google.com/glass/start/ along…
EU plans action against Google over failure to comply with privacy laws
European data protection agencies intend to take action against the US Internet giant Google after it failed to follow their orders to comply with EU privacy laws, the French data protection authority said on Monday. In October the data protection agencies warned Google that its new privacy policy did not…
British court rules Google could sued for failing to remove libelous comments from search
By Lisa O’Carroll, The Guardian Landmark ruling that tech giant could be liable for comments if it has been notified of them and failed to remove them. Google may have to act quicker to remove potentially libellous posts from its Blogger.com following a court of appeal ruling in London. The…
Google faces new privacy concerns over Android app market
Third-party developers on Google Play, the app market for Android devices, receive the personal details of anyone who buys their apps, potentially violating the terms of a 2011 privacy settlement. Australian developer Dan Nolan revealed on his blog Tuesday that he received the name, suburb and email address of every…
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