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  1. Google Reports Surge in Government Takedown Requests

    As we've gathered and released more data over time, it's become increasingly clear that the scope of government attempts to censor content on Google services has grown," wrote Google legal director Susan Infantino in a blog post.

  2. Will Google's Proposed Search Fixes End EU Antitrust Case?

    By committing to a group of fixes, Google aims to avoid paying out a massive EU fine and facing greater legal action. Google has been barraged with legal complaints over the years. Most recently, the EU has questioned whether Googles's unified...

  3. The Content Marketing Elephant & the Enterprise

    Few legal teams are concerned with earning valuable backlinks for a business line of goods or services. The story of the blind men and the elephant is a widely known Indian parable that was brought to Europe in the 19th century by the poet John...

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

    On March 29, Google filed a petition to set aside a legal process. Kevan Fornasero, a lawyer for Google said in the filing that petitions "filed under Section 3511 of Title 18 to set aside legal process issued under Section 2709 of Title 18 must be...

  5. Google Provides Vague Range of How Often FBI Seeks User Data

    The FBI has the authority to prohibit companies from talking about these requests," wrote Richard Salgado, legal director of Law Enforcement and Information Security at Google. Google has released figures on the number of requests to turn over data...

  6. Social Media ROI: 14 Formulas to Measure Social Media Benefits

    For each tactic, brainstorm possible implementation outcomes and factors – both good and bad.e.g.social shares, web traffic, comments, testimonies, user-generated content, leads, support costs, legal considerations, etc.

  7. Why & How Google Hands Over Users' Data to Governments

    David Drummond, Google SVP and chief legal officer, wrote in a blog post that the company receives dozens of requests a day from government agencies seeking users' account information. Drummond explained that when Google is able to, it notifies...

  8. Google Transparency Report Adds Details on Subpoenas, Search Warrants, Court Orders

    Google's Richard Slagado, Legal Director, Law Enforcement and Information Security, stated they will release those numbers in a separate report from here forward and to "stay tuned" for those data. Today, Google released new data in the...

  9. FTC: Google Demoting Rankings of Competing Vertical Websites is Justifiable

    In conjunction with the announcement of the FTC’s findings, David Drummond, Google’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, via a blog post, announced two product changes: Today the U.S. Federal Trade Commission closed the books on its 19...