Consumer Watchdog critical of Google Street View, calls for FTC probe - May 18, 2010
US-based consumer advocacy organisation Consumer Watchdog has called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an immediate probe of Google’s prying on private WiFi networks. In a blog post on its Website, Google recently admitted that it had, since 2006, systematically collected private data while compiling… Read More
Universities Australia Consortium selects Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science for education and research needs - May 18, 2010
The Universities Australia consortium has chosen to renew Web of Science from Thomson Reuters for its members' education and research needs through 2013. Web of Science, a comprehensive database of research citations, is widely used by researchers, administrators, faculty and students. Universities Australia represents Australia's 39… Read More
European privacy regulators angered by Google Street View data collection - May 17, 2010
European privacy regulators and advocates reacted angrily after Internet search services provider Google Inc. recently admitted that it had, since 2006, systematically collected private data while compiling its Street View photo archive. Under pressure from European officials, Google recently acknowledged that it had collected snippets of… Read More
Organising personal medical information more time consuming than managing most health conditions, says survey - May 17, 2010
Software firm Microsoft Corp., US, and Mayo Clinic have commissioned a new national consumer survey, according to which organising personal medical information is even more time consuming than managing most health conditions. In addition, consumers cited their own inability to remember information as a barrier to… Read More
Spanish publishers launch new e-book platform – Libranda - May 17, 2010
Spanish publishers Planeta, Random House Mondadori and Santillana, together with Roca Editorial, Wolters Kluwer, and Edicions 62, have reportedly launched a new e-book platform, Libranda. Libranda will offer one of the biggest selections of e-books in Spanish and Catalán. It will act as a digital distributor… Read More
The iPad model can bring developments in management and efficiency in developing nations - May 17, 2010
While Apple Inc. has focused its sales of the iPad in the West, the most interesting market for iPad-like tablet devices in countries like India could be small businesses and start-ups, according to a recent post in the Wall Street Journal. The post, authored by Alok… Read More
