SEO News

Government

RSS
  1. Germany Orders Google to Restricjavascript:void(0)t Autocomplete Results

    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. In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must...

  2. Is Google Sucking the Life Out of Your Identity? Are They Alone?

    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...

  3. Google Defeated in Russian YouTube Censorship Case

    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...

  4. Google, Twitter, LinkedIn Earn Top Ratings on Data Privacy

    report, the online activist group lauded a number of major companies for their efforts to help preserve user privacy and report to the public the extent of their cooperation with government groups. The report judged firms based on a number of...

  5. Google Reports Surge in Government Takedown Requests

    From July to December 2012 Google received 2,285 government requests to remove content from its platforms, an all-time high. Google reported in its bi-annual transparency report that government requested takedowns are up from the first half of last...

  6. Google Challenges U.S. National Security Letter in Court

    Google is fighting a National Security Letter (NSL) issued by the U.S.government, with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) acknowledging it is one of the first firms to do so. Google took the unusual step last month of revealing, albeit in...