German Court: Google Privacy Policy Violates Consumer Rights
report from IDG news service. Google has had trouble and been criticized in Europe since consolidating its many privacy policies into one...
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Nearly $40 Million Later, Google Ends “Cookiegate” Scandal
reported earlier today Google will pay $17 million “to settle allegations brought by 37 states and the District of Columbia that it...
Google’s Broken Promises & Who’s Running The Search Engine?
In the past, Google might have explained such shifts in an attempt to maintain user trust. Now, Google either assumes it has so much user...
Backlash Over Google+ Integration Into YouTube Comments Continues To Grow
YouTube comments “powered” by Google+ in September, a YouTube Product Forum has been bombarded with backlash from users wanting Google+...
Google Quietly Testing Offline Store Visits Tracking
Last month Google announced a program called “Estimated Total Conversions.” That program is intended to report or provide visibility into...
Is Microsoft’s Scroogled Campaign Working? Not If Gaining Consumers Is The Goal
Scroogled” campaign for almost a year now. Is it working? Ad Age has an interesting story with experts saying yes, in terms of ad...
US Sen. Markey Calls For FTC Investigation Over Google’s “Shared Endorsements”
has asked the Federal Trade Commission to take a closer look at Google’s “Shared Endorsements” ads. On Thursday when the New York Times...
The Questions Google Refuses To Answer About Search Privacy
Last month, Google made one of the biggest changes in search privacy ever, by routing all searches through its Google Secure Search...
Google Confronts Unwelcome “Wiretapping” Class Actions
reported in the New York Times, Google is confronting two “wiretapping” class actions that have been allowed to move forward in the...
France To Fine Google On Privacy, Low UK Taxes Draw Ire
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that France’s privacy regulator, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL),...
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Google Is A “Monopoly”
At a recent meeting of financial analysts Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer characterized Google as a search “monopoly,” implying the company...
Microsoft’s Latest Scroogled Target: Google’s “Gspam” Ads That Look Like Ema
Or, as Microsoft is calling it today, “Gspam.” That’s the term they’re using for those ads that look like emails in Gmail (which, last I...
Europe Calls For More Concessions From Google, Survey Says “Rival Links” Not Enough
According to the NY Times, Almunia said that Google needs to “improve” its current proposal: “I concluded that the proposals that Google...
Would Europe “Ban” Google Universal Search Results?
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia negotiated the current settlement with Google over a period of months. The specific...
Europe: Google Wins “Censorship” Battle, Slammed On Antitrust Proposals
On Monday, an advisory (non-binding) opinion from Niilo Jaeaeskinen of the EU Court of Justice found that Google cannot (or should not)...
To Avoid Copyright Liability, Google News Goes Opt-In In Germany
more restrictive copyright law was passed in Germany that gave publishers near total control over the use of their content (there’s no...
Google Has 35 Days To Delete UK “SpyView” Data Or Face “Criminal Action”
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served notice that Google must destroy personal information obtained from its Street View...
Google Given Privacy Ultimatum By French: Fix It Or Face Fines
according to Bloomberg. Many nations in Europe have lined up behind the French who are taking the lead in trying to get Google to offer...
Europeans Take New Look At Google’s Android Licensing Practices
reporting that Google is now “facing an investigation by European authorities into allegations that it supported the leading Android...
UK Government Report: Google’s Tax Position “Deeply Unconvincing”
reported yesterday that a UK Parliamentary Committee found, essentially, Google had improperly avoided paying taxes in the UK by routing...
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