Google agrees to develop separate privacy policy for digital books to satisfy FTCSeptember 3rd, 2009 Google to draw up new privacy policy for booksWASHINGTON — Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission. The concessions come amid a growing outcry among critics who believe a class-action settlement with U.S.
Google pledges Street View will blur images more in Switzerland after official complaintSeptember 2nd, 2009 Google pledges more blurring in SwitzerlandBERN, Switzerland — Google Inc. said Wednesday its Street View service will blur some pictures from Switzerland even more after a Swiss official said the images were violating the country's strict privacy laws.
Swiss privacy protector demands Google take images of Switzerland off its 'Street View Maps'August 24th, 2009 Official tells Google to erase Swiss street viewsBERN, Switzerland — A Swiss government official is demanding that Google Inc. immediately take off the Internet any image of Switzerland in its "Street View Maps," and the company said Monday it would discuss the matter with the privacy rights regulator.
Swiss privacy protector demands Google take images of Switzerland off street view mapsAugust 24th, 2009 Swiss official tells Google to erase street viewsBERN, Switzerland — A Swiss government official is demanding that Google Inc. immediately take off the Internet any "Street View" images of Switzerland, and the company said Monday it would work to resolve problems with the privacy rights regulator.
Belo expands use of SpotCrime mapping services to New Orleans and PhoenixAugust 11th, 2009 Belo expands use of SpotCrime mapping servicesBALTIMORE — Television station operator Belo Corp. said Tuesday it will receive crime-mapping services from SpotCrime at stations in New Orleans and Phoenix, expanding service it already gets in Charlotte and Dallas/Ft.
Goofy-looking tricycle helping Google to map Paris area streets, 3-DAugust 7th, 2009 Odd tricyle mapping Paris streets for GooglePARIS — Parisians and tourists, relax. That goofy-looking tricycle equipped with loads of high-tech equipment roaming the streets is not some mad scientist's invention on the rampage.
German industrial orders up 4.5 percent on month in June, 2nd straight strong riseAugust 6th, 2009 German industrial orders rise againBERLIN — German industrial orders saw their second consecutive strong month-on-month rise in June, a 4.5 percent climb that was led by demand from other European countries, official figures showed Thursday. The increase followed rises of 4.4 percent in May and 0.1 percent in April.
Google mutes news commentary feature as another experiment gets clipped in cost-cutting effortJuly 1st, 2009 Google silences news commentary featureMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has quietly dropped a feature that allowed people mentioned in news stories to comment on the articles.
Google to sell e-books to challenge Amazon.comJune 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seeking to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through search services, Google plans later this year to begin distributing and selling e-books on behalf of its publishing partners. "We've consistently maintained that we're committed to helping our partners find more ways to make their books accessible and available for purchase," Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said Monday confirming the move first reported by the New York Times.
Google's Street View service halted in GreeceMay 13th, 2009 ATHENS - Greece's data protection agency has stopped Google from continuing to photograph the country's streets for its Street View service and asked further reassurances on privacy from the US Internet giant, media reports said Wednesday,
Street View provides users a 360-degree view of the urban landscape via an icon on Google Maps. The Greek authority wants Google to specify how long it intends to keep its images online and what measures the search engine intends to take to inform residents who may be photographed of their rights.
Google to reshoot street views of Japanese cities following privacy complaintsMay 13th, 2009 Google to reshoot street views of Japanese citiesTOKYO — Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes. The Internet giant's service has triggered privacy complaints around the world, including most recently in Greece, where it was banned Tuesday.
Google's Street View halted by privacy watchdog in GreeceMay 12th, 2009 Google's Street View halted in Greece over privacyATHENS, Greece — A privacy watchdog has banned Google Inc. from gathering detailed, street-level images in Greece for a planned expansion of its panoramic Street View mapping service until the company provides additional privacy safeguards.
Google's Street View halted by privacy watchdog in GreeceMay 12th, 2009 Google's Street View halted in GreeceATHENS, Greece — A privacy watchdog has banned the Internet giant Google Inc. from gathering images in Greece for its Street View service until it provides additional privacy guarantees.
Gallagher pictured by Google's new mapping serviceMarch 25th, 2009 LONDON - Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher was photographed by Google's new mapping service as he was having a beer. The 36-year-old Gallagher was having a drink at Street View, reported thesun.co.uk.
Google removes dozens of photos from UK Street View serviceMarch 21st, 2009 LONDON - Google has removed several images from its new UK Street View application. The firm was forced to pull some of the images from the street-mapping facility following complaints.
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