Today a joint hearing on online advertising between two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is being held. Google's Deputy General Counsel Nicole Wong is giving a testimony about advertising products and the company's commitment to protecting user privacy.
Everybody knew it was coming, but today, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced her announced she has formed an exploratory committee that will see her running for Governor of California in 2010. Whitman is a fifty-two year old Republican, and aims to replace John Matrix himself - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Google is reportedly blocking use of it's Chrome browser (among other applications like Google Talk and Gmail Notifier) in some countries with which the United States has economic sanctions and export controls with. "We are unable to permit the download of Google Chrome in Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Iran, and Sudan," says a Google Spokesperson.