Each day access to the Internet becomes more and more important to finding a good job or getting a good education, and this neighborhood-wide wireless network will provide that resource to hundreds of thousands," said New York Senator Charles...
South Carolina's Republican Senator Jim DeMint recently wrote a letter to the FTC arguing that Google should be left alone during the currently difficult economic climate. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials are reportedly thinking of dropping...
I know all these questions have been addressed in this or that article, like in my discussion with Ken Krogue in his Forbes piece or in the latest letter by Senator John D. Next time a senator or Forbes writer or whoever has a pen in hand and a...
The senator alleged that the new maps will use footage from military-grade spy planes capable of capturing images of objects as small as four inches. The senator is calling for Google to reduce such fears by implementing useful guidelines.
However, we might also note that in April 2008 Obama was still locked in a fierce primary battle with Senator Hillary Clinton and he was a newcomer on the national scene, whereas Romney is coming off his own 2008 run for President and the public...
After the Senate Subcommittee investigation into Google last summer, we saw another questionable move on the part of investigators, this time by Senator Al Franken, who put out a YouTube video promoting a Google small business program even as he...
In Massachusetts, the campaigns of Republican Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren are both using YouTube more effectively than candidates of an earlier era used banners, badges, parades, barbecues, free drinks and...
Senator Charles Schumer, the New York Times reported. Amid concerns that some Android and iOS apps are collecting personal information from devices and passing it to third parties, Google and Apple have agreed to meet with U.S.
Senator Harry Reid closed his press release announcement with a promise for PIPA’s return: Nevada Senator Harry Reid has postponed the Protect I.P.vote, while House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith announced the committee will “postpone...
Former Senator Chris Dodd, now the Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, has been one of SOPA’s most vocal supporters. Last weekend, Senator Cardin, who cosponsored the legislation, announced he will vote against it!
Deb Fischer is a Republican State Senator running for a U.S. Most people are aware of Rick Santorum’s issues with Google, but he’s not the only politician having issues. Senate seat in Nebraska. Like every other candidate in 2012 she has a...
Senator for Connecticut, party-independent politician, and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee – wrote a letter addressed to Google CEO Larry Page. Joe Lieberman has contacted Google to demand a content pull-down from Blogger...
Senator Jay Rockefeller called the settlement "just the first step toward protecting consumer privacy," in a statement. Meanwhile, Senator John Kerry, who introduced his own privacy bill along with Senator John McCain in April, called the...
Senator Al Franken made waves a few weeks ago; as the person providing unbiased oversight in Google’s antitrust senate hearing, it was puzzling that he filmed a commercial shilling Google’s Get Your Business Online program.
Far more than I'd have some government senator who has no idea what a meta tag is, let alone a hyperlink based algorithm, sticking his nose in where, to be honest, it's not really wanted and not really necessary.
The senator called. Answering the call of the U.S. Senate antitrust subcommittee, Google will have Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to testify on their behalf. Google had been reluctant to have Mr. Schmidt or other senior executives testify at a...
These bills would provide no new tax revenue collected by Amazon or others who sever their relationships with California-based advertisers," Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president for global public policy, says in a letter to Senator Runner, adding...
Franken pushes Apple, Google toward privacy policies for apps - CNET NewsIn letters, the Minnesota senator tells CEOs Steve Jobs and Larry Page that more transparency and control is required. Probably nothing in the near future if Near Field...
Senator Critical of Rumored Facebook-Baidu Tie-up - PCWorld Search Industry News Court lets Skyhook case against Google proceed - MarketWatch Facebook, Google mull Skype deals - Reuters Google Just Leaked Their +1 Chrome Extension On National...
Senator Kohl Hops on the Google Antitrust Gravy Train by Danny Goodwin Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of March 6 to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.