Google’s Chinese licence renewal remains uncertain - July 6, 2010
After a wait of five days, Internet search services firm Google, Inc., US, continued to be kept uninformed on whether or not its operating licence in China would be renewed, according to media reports. The licence, issued by the Chinese government, is necessary for Google to… Read More
China blocks Google Suggest searches - July 1, 2010
A Google search feature was reportedly blocked in China on Thursday. Google users in China were unable to use Google's search suggestions feature, as the company awaits Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship. According to Google spokeswoman Jessica Powell,… Read More
Google to stop redirecting Chinese site users to Hong Kong page - June 29, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced plans to stop redirecting users of the Google.cn site to its Hong Kong page. Since the company's January announcement that it was not willing to censor results on Google.cn, it has been automatically redirecting everyone using Google.cn… Read More
German government looking into Apple’s practice of compiling data on iPhone users - June 29, 2010
Germany's federal justice minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, has reportedly expressed concern over Apple's practice of compiling data on users of its new iPhone. The company has been termed the latest technology giant to fall afoul of the country's stringent privacy laws. iPhone 4, the latest version of… Read More
Google’s video sharing site YouTube wins copyright infringement case against Viacom - June 25, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc, US, has announced that a federal judge in New York has ruled that its video sharing site YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against claims of copyright infringement. The decision follows established… Read More
Google examining impact of new Chinese laws on Google Maps service - June 24, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc is reportedly examining the impact new Chinese regulations could have on its Google Maps service. China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping recently announced new regulations that require firms providing online map and location services to apply for a license.… Read More
US states join hands to investigate Google’s Street View project - June 22, 2010
About 30 US states are looking to work together to examine how Google, Inc.'s Street View vehicles were able to collect Internet users' personal data from unsecured wireless networks. Led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the joint investigation will seek additional information from Google. Also,… Read More
France joins privacy probe targeting Google’s Street View mapping service - June 18, 2010
French data protection agency Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) has said that Google Inc. recorded passwords and bits of e-mail messages while collecting data for its Street View mapping service. France is the latest country to accuse Google Inc. for illegally gathering private… Read More
Google to digitise 400,000 Austrian library books - June 16, 2010
Austria's national library, Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek (ONB), has announced a 30-million-euro deal with Internet search services provider Google Inc. to digitise 400,000 copyright-free books, a vast collection spanning 400 years of European history. According to ONB, the Austrian library project concerns one of the world's five biggest… Read More
Spanish anti-crime association sues Google over Street View project - June 14, 2010
Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, has once again come under criticism for its Street View project. A crime prevention association in Spain has accused Google of illegally gathering private data from Wi-Fi networks in the country through its Street View project, and filed a… Read More
