Google recently released data that shows government takedown requests by court order are on the rise, and that Google does comply around 45 percent of the time with U.S.requests. So what do you think: Does censoring autocomplete restrict access to...
Unless, of course, your viewpoint is that of a government official responsible for controlling the unruly masses in the Middle East or North Africa. Particularly if the government is unpopular. Although, given that this authority was (indirectly...
Other critics of the law say it could lead to more censorship by the government outside of its original intent. It’s no secret that Google receives thousands of government requests worldwide to takedown content each year, and the search engine...
Instead, there is a toothless guideline entitled the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), which only applies to government agencies. Since the government has decided that it's too much trouble for us to have to enter our various user names...
Once the Internet starts, citizens in a country can certainly build on top of it, but the government has to do something. They have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the government in North Korea has not yet done.
Sure Google, PayPal and Equifax were federally credentialed Identity Providers (IdPs) and there were governing bodies, massive government involvement and private firms all chomping at the proverbial bit.
Making Government Services and Data Easy to Find, Access, and use Meanwhile, the federal government has launched Data.gov with over 370,000 datasets and a listing of hundreds of government and citizen-developed apps.
Google has seen itself at the center of a number of government censorship and takedown efforts. Google warned that meetings such as the ITU conferences could allow government organizations to side-step the democratic process and apply even tighter...
Direct access to government services and information via search is in many ways an optimal user experience. The goal: to broaden access to government information and services, incorporate mobile access, and reduce waste and overlap in websites and...
Factors to Focus on When Writing whether it is government, enterprise, or social data – is inter-linked and has relationships and all these signals are establishing your web presence. Google's algorithms have access to this structured data.
In my opinion, government time and money could be better used supporting this type of innovation at companies like Google – as opposed to pandering to the sour grapes of a few envious competitors. It’s vitally important to understand that Google...
German publishers have been lobbying government for at least a few years to bring into law a licensing system for search engines that link to news content. Sometimes you have to wonder if those in large corporations and government really understand...
Every six months, Google releases information about government requests to remove content or access private user data as part of their Transparency Report. The Government of Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology asked Google to remove six...
Last year, Google warned users to check their account settings after discovering a breach that allowed third parties to gain access to the personal Gmail accounts of senior U.S.government officials. Outbreaks such as the Flame malware and the...
Google today filed a 17-page response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing the government agency of causing delays that slowed down the Street View Wi-Fi data grab investigation and resulted in Google paying a $25,000 fine.
While social networks have long been a resource used by companies to screen employees and new hires, the demand that users turn over their passwords has drawn attention from government officials and has been condemned by Facebook as "distressing.
The company has come under fire from privacy advocates and and government officials following reports that iOS applications have been able to access user address books without notification or permission.
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of efforts on Google's part to get new users into their social network, the platform used to verify identities for the U.S.government's National Strategies for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace program, which...
I am concerned about the corruption of government by media companies particularly,” according to Susanowa. Whether it’s called SOPA, PIPA, OPEN Act, or some other acronym, the U.S.government, driven by pressure largely out of Hollywood, is...
While this sounds like a wonderful feature for users, it could also mean that secure personalized search results and history are subject to the same draconian search and seizure methods the government now employs under the Electronic...
