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Have We Reached “Peak Android”?
Just as Google’s US search market share seems to have topped out at about 67 percent, Android’s global market share may also have...
German Regulator Orders Google To Make Privacy Changes
In another blow to Google’s privacy policy in Europe, the German data-protection regulator Johannes Caspar is ordering the company to...
Russia Moves To Censor Google, Facebook, Twitter
Under Vladimir Putin Russia has taken many steps backward toward its repressive, Cold War past. It’s apparently taking another by...
EU Seeking Numerous Google Privacy Disclosures, Policy Changes
According to Reuters, Google was given formal privacy recommendations this week in response to its consolidated privacy policy, which allows...
German Court Orders Google To Do Better Customer Service
A court in Berlin Germany has ordered Google to “stop ignoring customer emails and start offering a way to communicate with the...
Google’s Eric Schmidt Visits Cuba With Entourage To Promote Open Internet
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, and several others visited Cuba to promote open internet access,...
Google Fined For “Non-Cooperation” In Indian Antitrust Inquiry
The Google antitrust drama keeps migrating east. First the US FTC settled its investigation of Google without any significant penalty or...
Court Tells Google It Must Admit Privacy Penalty On Google France Home Page
Following the imposition of a fine by the French National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) for violating consumer privacy,...
Google Tries To Block Shaming Privacy Notification In France
Last month, Google was fined for violating French privacy rules with its “unified” privacy policy. The French National Commission for...
The “Real Reason” Google Sold Motorola To Lenovo
In the wake of yesterday’s Reuters story and later confirmation of the $2.91 billion sale of Google’s Motorola hardware unit to...
Google Fails To Prevent UK Court From Hearing Privacy Suit
It’s rare that courts rule they don’t have jurisdiction to hear cases arising from events that happened on their own soil. Thus,...
Google Brings Local Search To Digital Displays Across London
Google has undertaken a novel marketing experiment in London. Called “Google Outside,” and first reported by the website Campaign,...
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Google Is A “Monopoly”
Microsoft, the company stung a decade ago in the US by being branded a monopoly and then in Europe by having to pay and pay again for its past...
South Korea Drops Antitrust Investigation Against Google
In early 2011, South Korean search and portal providers NHN Corp. and Daum Communications filed antitrust complaints with the South Korean...
Europe Calls For More Concessions From Google, Survey Says “Rival Links” Not Enough
European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia held a news conference this morning during which he said Google will need to offer...
UK’s ICO Watchdog Tells Google To Update Privacy Policy By September 20th Or Else
The NextWeb reports Google is on the hot seat again over its simplified privacy policy that went into effect March 1, 2012. The Information...
Would Europe “Ban” Google Universal Search Results?
As Google’s critics and rivals in Europe become increasingly vocal and aggressive in their campaign against the company’s proposed...
Europe: Google Wins “Censorship” Battle, Slammed On Antitrust Proposals
Google’s struggles in Europe continue. However the company apparently has won something of a reprieve in its battle against the emerging...
To Avoid Copyright Liability, Google News Goes Opt-In In Germany
Earlier this year, a new, more restrictive copyright law was passed in Germany that gave publishers near total control over the use of their...
Google Given Privacy Ultimatum By French: Fix It Or Face Fines
The French have given Google what amounts to a privacy ultimatum. The company now has three months to make changes or “fixes” to its...
