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Entries Tagged as 'google'
Streetviewr
June 3rd, 2007
Streetviewr: “I made streetviewr because I wanted a place to collect unusual, interesting and just plain weird locations in Google ® Street Views.”
Tags: google · google maps · street view · streetviewr
Google, be evil!
May 12th, 2007
PCworld: “A majority of Google shareholders today voted against an anti-censorship proposal that took aim at the way the search giant conducts its business in China and other countries that engage in active censorship.” Het voorstel luidde: Data that can identify individual users should not be hosted in Internet-restricting countries, where political speech can be [...]
Tags: censorship · china · google · privacy
Google Web History
April 20th, 2007
Anil Dash: “(…) But with the release of Web History, especially in the context of its recent acquisitions and announcements, Google may have crossed the line where regular users start to react with skepticism and caution instead of unabashed enthusiasm.” Google Web History
The Story of Sergey Brin
February 15th, 2007
Moment Magazine: “The Brins were no different from their fellow immigrants in that being Jewish was an ethnic, not a religious experience.”
Tags: google · jewish heritage · russia · sergey brin
links for 2006-04-13
April 13th, 2006
BBC NEWS | Technology | Searching for the net’s big thing “…every time you search on Google, the company makes 12 cents in revenue.” (tags: google search) Planet – ‘Skype is onveilig voor bedrijven’ “De internettelefonie Skype heeft dusdanig veel zwakheden, dat gebruik in kritische omgevingen streng moet worden afgeraden.” (tags: skype security) BBC NEWS [...]
Tags: bellini · evolution · google · internet · maria callas · music · opera · router · search · security · skype · video
links for 2006-02-04
February 4th, 2006
[print version] FAQ: When Google is not your friend | CNET News.com “Google’s recent legal spat with the U.S. Department of Justice highlights not only what information search engines record about us but also the shortcomings in a federal law that’s supposed to protect online privacy.” (tags: google privacy) The End of the Internet? “The [...]
Tags: amsterdam · art · bittorrent · erik van lieshout · google · internet · mapping · network neutrality · nl · os x · p2p · privacy · rotterdam · safari · stedelijk museum · tent · usa
links for 2006-01-30
January 30th, 2006
Google’s Help Center Page About Censorship Back Online With New Text “It is Google’s policy not to censor search results. However, in response to local laws, regulations, or policies, we may do so. “ (tags: google china censorship) Adam Fields (weblog) – » What’s the big fuss about IP addresses? – entertaining hundreds of millions [...]
Tags: censorship · china · data mining · google · ip-adress · privacy