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Google gets fined by FTC for being evil

Google has seemingly defied its own policy of “do no evil” and been very, very naughty. Now they are in negotiation with the FTC to become the first company to be fined for a violation of internet privacy. Tweet

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Google’s policy changes and implications for institutions using the service

There are fresh concerns over Google’s privacy policy change and how it will affect HE institutions that use google services. Tweet

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Google Labs shutdown – was it a data-driven decision?

Larry Page, a co-founder of Google and a co-creator of the amazing innovation culture at Google, continues to [sharpen] the company’s focus by now shutting down Google Labs as seen in this announcement of more wood behind fewer arrows. This … Continue reading

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More G haters, now Google has failed to innovate

The trolls have been coming out over G+, but this was from an unexpected quarter. Tweet

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Google releases tool to convert Flash to HTML5

I just wrote about the Last Call for HTML5, much of the hype around being concerned with the move to shift out of plug-ins to browser support for RIA, presently driven by Flash and Silverlight. Google has just releases Swiffy, … Continue reading

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EFF study on social networking policies for handing over data

I just read an interesting study from the EFF which [surveyed] (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/social-media-and-law-enforcement-who-gets-what) the policies regarding sensitive data handover to agencies that come asking for it. Sobering reading. Tweet

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A sad little article bashing Google+

I wrote some stuff on the Google+ launch and thought it showed promise. Meanwhile, a nasty troll named Henry Blodget came out of his cave and started slinging poo on Vic Gundotra. Talk about a vapour article. The comments are … Continue reading

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Google+ announces major feature targets

Wolfgang Greller alerted me to the announcement of the Google+ project. It has a list of many interesting features that demonstrate both innovation and a sense of the need to do something about data privacy and sets of aggregation / … Continue reading

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