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Gmail to turn five with major new feature?

Gmail to turn five with major new feature?

Google’s iconic Gmail webmail service is set to celebrate its fifth birthday this week, and the rumour mil has been in full voice speculating that the firm is set to make a major new feature announcement to coincide with the event.
Phil Muncaster Mar 30 2009 6:37AM Software
Google closes Melbourne office

Google closes Melbourne office

Google will cut 15 sales employees from its Melbourne and New Zealand offices in line with a one per cent global reduction in staff.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 4:46PM Training & Development
Google adds voice control to BlackBerry mobile app

Google adds voice control to BlackBerry mobile app

Google's My Location application for BlackBerry handsets now features voice control functions, allowing users to speak to the device when requesting information.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2009 10:45AM Software
Google tweaks search engine results reporting

Google tweaks search engine results reporting

Google has announced it is adding two new features to its main search engine to improve the ease of searching.
Iain Thomson Mar 25 2009 1:51PM Software
China's 'Great Firewall' blocks off YouTube

China's 'Great Firewall' blocks off YouTube

The Chinese government has blocked its users from accessing video-sharing service YouTube.
Shaun Nichols Mar 25 2009 10:23AM Security
Google and Privacy International come to blows

Google and Privacy International come to blows

Privacy International has filed a complaint to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about Google's Street View, citing 200 individuals who have objected to certain images.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 25 2009 6:04AM Software
Internet privacy advocate warns against poor Phorm

Internet privacy advocate warns against poor Phorm

Internet privacy campaigners have written to the world's top internet companies urging them to steer clear of behavioural targeting software vendor Phorm, which they see as invasive software which snoops on unsuspecting users.
Stewart Meagher Mar 24 2009 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK last week, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 10:24AM Security
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK Thursday, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony has landed a deal with Google to provide more than 500,000 book titles for the Sony Reader Digital Book.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:46PM Software
Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a privacy advocacy group, filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday urging an investigation of Google's cloud computing services to determine the adequacy of its privacy and security safeguards.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:26AM Security
Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the security standards of Google's cloud computing services.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 19 2009 6:21AM Security
Lotus battles Google, MS for Aussie Uni students

Lotus battles Google, MS for Aussie Uni students

IBM is making a play to get Aussie university students onto the Lotus Symphony productivity suite in what appears to be a targeted campaign against competitors like Microsoft and Google.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2009 5:56PM Software
Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google has launched an “interest-based” advertising service, sparking a larger discussion among privacy-advocacy groups over data collection concerns.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 13 2009 12:07PM Security
Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter not for sale, insists co-founder

Twitter has ruled out a merger or acquisition of the company but said that it would be keen to partner with other organisations, such as Google, according to a Reuters report.
Phil Muncaster Mar 13 2009 6:04AM Software
Google Docs leaks private data online

Google Docs leaks private data online

Google has admitted that some users of its Google Docs online word processing service may have had their documents shared with unauthorised users.
Iain Thomson Mar 10 2009 1:17PM Security
Google's glitch in the cloud

Google's glitch in the cloud

Google Docs, a web-based word processor, experienced a glitch that shared documents without permission.
Chuck Miller Mar 10 2009 10:57AM Security
Google receives support for IP address stance

Google receives support for IP address stance

A Symantec expert has sided with Google in the debate over whether an IP address can be considered personal data.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009 3:48PM Security
Google receives support for IP address stance

Google receives support for IP address stance

A Symantec expert has sided with Google in the debate over whether an IP address can be considered personal data.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009 3:26PM Security
US lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

US lawmaker wants satellite images blurred

A member of the California assembly has tabled a bill that would force mapping companies to blur out millions of images in case they aid terrorists.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2009 2:59PM Security

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