Tag: Government

ICANN Has Started Taking Applications For New Top-Level Domains
Beginning January 12, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will be accepting applications for newly available top-level domain names beyond the typical .com and...
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Malaysian Police Monitor Protesters Via Social Media
Social media taketh and now social media taketh away. Sorta. While social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have become integral for protesters to organize events, governmen...
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SOPA Is Draconian, Anticonstitutional Says MythBuster Adam Savage
Okay. So far, the proponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act (PROTECT IP) have heard opposition from big time tech names...
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Is Google Hurting Free Market Competition?
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee have put together a letter calling for an FTC investigation of Google, with an emphasis on the company’s search results. Do you think Go...
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Sergey Brin, Other Notable Founders Speak Out Against SOPA
A whole bunch of founders and co-founders of high profile web properties have banded together to sign an open...
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Obama On The Impact of Technology & The Internet On Jobs
President Obama spoke in Osawatomie, Kansas today talking about jobs and the impact technology has had on them, and will continue to have. “If you were a bank teller or a phone...
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Google Could Face Massive Fine Over Antitrust Complaint in Europe
Google may face a fine “up to 10% of its annual turnover” if a report from dealReporter, published by Financial Times is accurate. That is, reportedly, if Google can’t settle wi...
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Facebook Privacy: Is The FTC Going Too Far or Not Far Enough?
As you may know, Facebook settled privacy charges with the FTC this week. Under the agreement, F...
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Facebook Ad Targeting In Jeopardy in Europe
It would appear that Facebook users may be getting more control over their privacy and how their personal information is used. Reports have indicated that the company is...
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Governor Chris Christie Will Answer Questions Via Live Facebook Discussion
On Monday, November 14 New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, will be at Facebook's headquarters taking place in a live discussion with Sheryl Sandberg. Like other live discussion...
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Google Offers More Data About Government Requests
About 13 months ago, Google introduced its Transparency Report, which shows the number of go...
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Google Gets Audited by the IRS
Government scrutiny is starting to go along with Google like grape jelly goes along with peanut butter. This time it's not...
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FairSearch Releases 44-Page Paper About Google’s “Anticompetitive Conduct”
The FairSearch Coalition has sent a 44-pager paper, entitled, "Google’s Transformation From Gateway To Gatekeeper: How Google’s Exclusionar...
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Google ITA Software Deal Reportedly Just Approved by Federal Judge
Google has had a long regulatory battle trying to get its acquisition of ITA Software approved. In April,...
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Google Gets Around Analytics Issues in Germany
Early this year, reports surfaced that the German government would possibly...
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