In what is the latest in a controversy that erupted last week, Germany’s Foreign Minister warned Google co-founder Larry Page yesterday to “respect the nation’s data protection laws.” This after German prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Google on Wednesday. Read the full article…
Archive for Privacy
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Google Catches Heat Abroad for Street View
Jane Wamsley
21May
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Will Diaspora Take Over Facebook?
Erin Oechsner
There has been a lot of bad press about Facebook and privacy concerns lately. In fact, Search Engine Land recently reported about the increase in search activity for the term “how do I delete my facebook account,” which is likely tied, at least somewhat, to the privacy concerns.
Read the full article…14May
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Google’s “Government Requests” Tool Amid Larger Digital Debates
Lindsay Martin
The Internet is one of the world’s most widely used outlets for free expression. Perhaps this is why Google announced their new government censorship tool, launched Tuesday.
26Apr
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Google Helps to Solve Crimes
Nicholas Grohne
Google Streetview recently helped a Virginia police department solve a kidnapping case. A cellular phone carrier was able to provide the police department with approximate coordinates from a GPS signal, which the police then used in conjunction with Google Streetview. Streetview has come under fire as an invasion of privacy, but this is a good example of how it can be used to benefit everyone. If it was not for this tech savvy police officer, the little girl could still be missing.Â
09Jan
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People Want Their Privacy
Nicholas Grohne
Google was recently the center of negative attention when it was brought to the publics’ attention that they did not have a link to their Privacy Policy readily available from their homepage. Yahoo! and MSN both implemented the policy on their respective homepages and in an attempt to ride the wave, Ask.com has recently added a link as well.
18Jun
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Big Brother is Watching You!
Josh McCoy
While the title of this post makes most reminiscent of George Orwell’s “1984″ it also fits the tune of the intentions of Google’s eye on searchers. Debates have surfaced throughout the SEO world recently on how in-depth search engines such as Google should delve when monitoring searchers and providing personalized results. In essence, they are simply trying to provide a more personalized set of results for the respective searcher. Some may add that it is an infringement on privacy to monitor a searcher to this degree, but on the other hand, it is currently warranted by the searcher since they must log into their Google account to receive these tailored results. Search monitoring is as old as the engines in that keyword searches are have always been tracked and are an essential analytical tool for search marketers targeting keyword phrases for an SEO program.
12Jul
