Google has slammed an upcoming meeting of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), set for Dec.in Dubai, which the company says will give governments the chance to set new regulations without input from citizens and user advocacy groups.
Five Facebook members brought the case forward, though nearly one in three U.S.citizens could have joined in, said related court documents. Some European companies have already raised concerns about Facebook’s autotagging practice, citing concerns...
Google's Street View service has fallen under scrutiny in much of Europe, where privacy groups worry that the service is violating the rights of citizens by collecting images without permission. While Google has maintained that the collection of...
Schmidt said the role of governments in creating the next Silicon Valley should be to ensure all citizens have access to fixed and wireless broadband. Then the government should let the citizens do everything else," he said.
Spanish, for example, can easily cover almost all of Latin America in addition to targeting homegrown Spanish-speaking citizens. And that's not talking about other languages either; not only is Brazilian Portuguese different from European...
The government has been trying to stifle protests, but the citizens - and media - are determined to . First up, Google has been asked by a the European Article 29 Working Party to keep "unblurred" photos for Street View for as little time as possible.
The French answer to Google Earth, the indirectly government funded Geoportail, launched Friday and was immediately overwhelmed with visits from eager French citoyens (citizens) and other curious would-be users.
The French answer to Google Earth, the indirectly government funded Geoportail, launched Friday and was immediately overwhelmed with visits from eager French citoyens (citizens) and other curious would-be users.
According to an EC announcement on Friday, the aim of the project is to digitize and preserve records of Europe's heritage--including books, film fragments, photographs, manuscripts, speeches and music--and make it available online to all European...
Some citizens of the city of Chester in England were understandably upset to see this page -- "Chester's guide to: Picking up little girls" -- appearing in a search that many might do in relation to their city.
Some citizens of the city of Chester in England were understandably upset to see this page -- "Chester's guide to: Picking up little girls" -- appearing in a search that many might do in relation to their city.
