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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
Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

Proof of concept released for Google Gmail CSRF flaw

A vulnerability in Google's Gmail that enables cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks has been recognised since 2007, but a proof-of-concept (PoC) was just released Tuesday.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 5 2009 10:59AM Security
Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google launches Code Labs to encourage developers

Google has launched a new environment for nascent developer products, which it hopes will encourage its engineers to share ideas more freely, and motivate external developers to get involved in new projects earlier on.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Software
Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google hits back over Trend attacks

Google has taken down web pages which security researchers believe are manipulating the search engine to aid in malware attacks.
Shaun Nichols Mar 3 2009 2:50PM Security
Yahoo spent US$79m fending off Microsoft

Yahoo spent US$79m fending off Microsoft

A recent financial filing by Yahoo has revealed the financial cost of its attempts to fend off the advances of Microsoft as it sought to create a search marketing partnership.
David Neal Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Strategy
Malware writers exploit Google Trends

Malware writers exploit Google Trends

Malware distributors are taking advantage of Google Trends to earn top billing for their pages, according to security experts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 28 2009 6:52PM Security
Malware takes to Google search

Malware takes to Google search

Malware distributors are taking advantage of Google trends to earn top billing for their pages, according to security experts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2009 2:23PM Security
Google explains Gmail troubles

Google explains Gmail troubles

Google has apologised for a two and a half hour Gmail outage on Tuesday morning and admitted that the cause was down to data centre maintenance.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 26 2009 6:13AM Software

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