
Europeans: Google Privacy Policy Not Illegal But Please Make Some Changes
saber rattling, commentary and anticipation yesterday there was an expectation that Google would be asked by European data protection...

Europeans To Ask Google To Change Unified Privacy Policy, Gain User Consent For Data Collection
a single more unified policy that allowed it to combine user data from all Google properties into a single view. Google argued that it...

One Down: Google Settles With Publishers Over Book Scanning
announced today that it had settled long-standing litigation with Google over its book scanning project. Google was sued in late 2005...

Acer, Skyhook And Google’s Android Self-Interest
Google: Acer Can’t Work On “Non-Compatible Android” & Be Part Of Open Handset Alliance What Is The One True Android & How “Open” Is It?...

Apple Goes 1 For 2 As Japan Court Rules In Favor Of Samsung
won a major victory “at home” and lost (partly) “on the road” in South Korea, where a court last Friday issued a split decision in its IP...

Google-Apple Patent Détente On The Horizon?
reporting that Google’s CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been involved in “behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of...

Google: “Core Android” Not Impacted By Apple-Samsung Verdict
all over the place. Over the weekend Google issued a statement (via TheVerge) that the decision will have no impact on “core Android”...

Google Reveals Prominent Legal Expert Among Paid Consultants
The judge wasn’t satisfied with that response and ordered Google to try again and produce a list of paid commentators by August 24. At...

Judge: “Google Failed To Comply” With Order To Disclose Paid Authors, Bloggers
On August 17, 2012 Google filed a statement that read in part: Neither Google nor its counsel has paid an author, journalist, commentator...

Google (As Motorola) Sues Apple Over Patents, Seeks US Import Ban On iPhones, Macs
The earlier Motorola ITC patent victory was based on a single claim related to wireless 3G standards. Motorola seeks an import ban on...

India Begins Formal Antitrust Investigation Against Google
Reuters the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has opened a formal antitrust investigation against Google. The article reports that...

Google Bows To Pressure, Will Penalize Sites Accused Of Copyright Infringement
Beginning this week, Google will be penalizing certain sites that are frequently accused of violating copyright laws. In a blog post...

FTC: $22.5M Penalty To Get Google To “Take Its Privacy Obligations More Seriously”
It’s the largest penalty ever posed for violation of an existing order by the FTC, according to the Commission, but it represents a drop...

Google To Pay $22.5 Million To Settle “Cookiegate” In Latest Privacy Fine
confirming that the civil penalty Google will pay to settle the “Cookiegate” episode, in which it bypassed the default Safari privacy...

Whoops: Google Admits It Still Has Some WiFi Payload Data Collected Via Street View Cars
Google’s collection of such data has sparked numerous governmental investigations around the world — some of which are still in progress....

Google, Facebook Boost Washington Spending To “Educate” Congress
increased their spending trying to educate (read: influence) Congress in the second quarter, according to filings made under the Lobbying...

Report: Google To Pay Massive $22.5 Million “Cookiegate” Fine
reports Google and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to announce the terms of ‘Cookiegate’ fine. This fine is due to Google...

Lawsuit Accuses Google, YouTube Of Stealing Sharing Idea In Google+ Hangouts
CamUp, is accusing Google of stealing trade secrets and violating its copyrights when it added a “Watch with Friends” video sharing...

UK Privacy Regulator Reopens “Wi-Spy” Investigation Because Of FCC Findings Of Intention
The original 2010 investigation was closed without any penalty being assessed against Google. But the subsequent finding of intentional...
























