EPIC Slams Ask, Google On Privacy
In an FTC filing in the US about Ask.com, and testimony before the European Parliament about Google’s DoubleClick acquisition, the Electronic Privacy Information Center complained of the potential threat to individual online privacy. read more More: continued here epic slams ask google on privacy
FCC At Center Of Net, Media Controversy
Net neutrality concepts, and media ownership rules, have the Federal Communications Commission and its chairman, Kevin Martin, at the epicenter of how people will get the content they want. read more More: continued here fcc at center of net media controversy
No DoubleClick Recusals At FTC
FTC chair Deborah Platt Majoras isn’t the only commissioner with a matrimonial connection at the Jones Day law firm, but neither she nor William Kovacic will recuse themselves from the Google/DoubleClick antitrust review.We have covered the bizarre saga of Jones Day and the request for recusal from two privacy advocacy organizations this week. Today’s episode [...]
Yahoo Tips Turkey Day With Shortcuts
Yahoo Search followed its release of NBA and NHL Shortcuts with ones oriented toward holiday recipes.In 24 hours, thousands of households will pull their carefully defrosted turkeys out of the refrigerator, set their ovens to the proper temperature, season and possibly stuff the bird, and then overcook it to the point of sub-Saharan dryness. Such [...]
Google Earth Gets Real-Weather Update
The weather can cause a lot of headaches, and due to its questionable reliability, a new weather-related update to Google Earth might also become a source of frustration. But with options like “Clouds,” “Radar,” and “Conditions and Forecasts,” the update’s cool factor is likely to outweigh any complaints. Google’s own Chris Castello explained some of [...]
High Resolution “Last Supper” Image To Go On Net
A high-resolution image of Da Vinci’s "Last Supper" will be posted on the Internet Saturday October 27 by an Italian technology company providing fodder for art enthusiasts and conspiracists. The digital company, called HAL9000 after the menacing computer in Stanley Kubrick’s film "2001: A Space Odyssey" will post the "Last Supper" on it’s site and [...]
DCLK: Google’s Double Data Dealing Digital Destiny?
Released today, “Google’s DoubleClick Takeover: Double Data-Dealing” is Jeff Chester’s latest polemic against the proposed $3 billion merger with DCLK. As the FTC moves closer to a decision on the deal, the executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy hosted a press conference showcasing privacy advocates. “No piracy of privacy” groups EPIC, US PIRG [...]
Google Earth Won’t Get Virtual London
I’ve seen it: an amazing 3D model of London that was meant to wind up in Google Earth. Only now, due to what I’ll politely call “bureaucratic nonsense,” it won’t. Coverage could center on Dr. Andrew Hudson-Smith – he’s the leader of the Virtual London modeling group, and is also author of the Digital Urban [...]
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