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Google and Facebook remove blasphemous Indian...
It isn’t often that Google and Facebook yield to outside pressures to remove content. The general internet philosophy is that repression of content equates to denying freedom of speech. The proof of this lies in the fact that all totalitarian … Continue...
EU politely requests Google delay privacy...
Since its inception, Google has been gathering information about its users by one means or another. At first this data was simple tracking of how many people went where on the internet. Obviously one cannot operate a search engine without … Continue...
Privacy laws stand to change under EC proposals...
Large companies may face fines of up to two percent of their total annual revenue if they fail to adequate protect customer data under changes to European privacy laws proposed by the European Commission this week. The proposals, which were … Continue...
Apple profits soar thanks to sales over...
Apple this week announced a net profit of £8.4 billion for the last quarter of 2011, the highest profit in a single quarter on the company’s records, beating projections from Wall Street, all thanks to global sales in the run … Continue...
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Google announces cross-service privacy policy
Internet powerhouse Google has announced it is to amalgamate its existing privacy policies into a simple unified policy that covers all of the services it provides. At present Google holds separate privacy policies each product it offers (such as Gmail, … Continue reading
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson ready to revitalize on a global level
Just two weeks into his tenure as the new improved CEO of Yahoo, Scott Thompson already has set his sights on picking up both pace and performance. Thompson has promised fast action in every area of Yahoo’s distress. This includes … Continue reading
Google+ age restriction lowered to thirteen
Google is lowering the age restrictions its social networking service Google+ allow anyone aged thirteen and over to sign up for an account. The platform was originally available on an invite-only basis and was then opened up to allow … Continue reading
Google privacy issues reach dangerous levels
Google has announced that here forth as of March 1 all of the information they gather while you are using their services will be compiled and used to present advertising to you. This of itself is of little consequence. If … Continue reading
Twitter announces ability to censor tweets in specific countries
Social media giant Twitter has announced that it has developed its technology to allow it to censor messages (or ‘tweets’) in individual countries. Some commentators have already expressed concern over the move which was announced on Thursday (27 January … Continue reading
Is Google’s new algorithm blend too personalised?
Considering that Google is constantly up to its neck in legal issues pertaining to privacy, it is amazing that they choose this moment in time to begin incorporating every social preference factor they can dream up into search results. Many … Continue reading
