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With the midterm elections taking place tomorrow, Google is highlighting some tools it offers to help voters make their decisions. This is not a new concept for Google, but it's...

When Tweeting with URL Shorteners Goes Wrong

Former eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman is of course running for Governor of California. A spokesperson working for her has provided u...

Study: State CISOs Lack the Funding for Data Protection

Deloitte and the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) are sharing the results of a joint Cybe...

Is Google’s Transparency Sufficient?

Google has released what it is calling the Transparency Report, which shows the number of government inquiries for inform...

Google Works on White Spaces Trial for Hospital in Ohio

Google has teamed up with Spectrum Bridge and the Hocking Valley Community Hospital in L...

Privacy Issues All Over the Place This Week

There has been a lot of discussion about privacy in the news this past week, and surprisingly, not a whole lot of it has had to do with Facebook. Is the Facebook privacy concern...

Court Rules Government Must Get Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data

According to the EFF, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia rul...

Google Draws New Round of Scrutiny Over ITA Deal

Even before an acquisition was announced, talks between Google and ITA software were...

Google Aims to Separate Fact from Fiction Around Net Neutrality Proposal

Update: Wired is reporting that Net neutrality group Free Press and Move...

Google Taps Secretary of State Staff for “Ideas”

Google will reportedly be launching a "global think tank" called Google Ideas at some point. This...

Net Neutrality Protests Underway at Google HQ

The protesting has begun outside of Google's headquarters in Mountain View. This is in response to Google's joint...

Google/Verizon “Open Internet” Proposal Draws Mixed Reviews

Update: Eric Schmidt and Ivan Seidenberg added some commentary in a Washingto...

FBI Picks a Fight with Wikipedia

This week, the New York Times and BBC News both re...

Google and Verizon: NYT “Wrong” About That Google Verizon Deal

Update 2: Verizon adds, "The NYT...

Intel and FTC Reach Settlement on Antitrust Case

Intel announced that it has reached a tentative settlement with the FTC in the antitrust suit the FTC brought against the company in December. The suit alleged th...

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