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BufferA dispute in Australia between members of the public and photographers gathering data for Google’s Street View service has been referred to the country’s police, the country’s Attorney General (senior law officer) has said. Robert McLelland told journalists ahead of … Continue reading
BufferGoogle has moved closer to being subjected to a thorough investigation of its business practices by both American and EU authorities. The search giant’s admission that it recorded private communications sent over unsecured wireless networks brought an immediate call from … Continue reading
BufferThe UK Government has made 1,166 requests for information about its citizens from Google in the last six months, the internet search giant has revealed. It came third out of almost 100 countries where Google operates, placing it behind only … Continue reading
BufferThe highly controversial Digital Economy Bill has been passed by MPs following its third reading in the House of Commons. Despite over 20,000 people writing to their MPs over recent days to help try and get the Bill put on … Continue reading
BufferLawyers acting for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are said to be considering whether to mount a challenge to Google’s purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the FTC has written … Continue reading
BufferEurope’s highest court has ruled that Google did not infringe trademark law by selling keywords to trigger advertisements, and rejected claims from bespoke luggage-maker Louis Vuitton and others that the practice undermined their brands. The European Court of Justice said … Continue reading
BufferMembers of the search engine optimisation community have come together to praise the work of Rhea Drysdale, who won her battle to prevent the term SEO from being trademarked earlier this month. Drysdale spent two years fighting a trademark application … Continue reading
BufferInternet users are joining an online campaign to get their MPs to vote against the government’s Digital Economy Bill which they believe is being rushed through parliament. The legislation, aimed at tackling internet piracy, has been championed by business secretary … Continue reading
BufferAlmost two-thirds of shoppers say they are less likely to return goods bought online than those they buy from a shop, according to a new Government-backed survey. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills says its findings are despite online … Continue reading
BufferA working party looking into the use of images of private property on Google's enhanced Street View service has asked the internet giant to shorten the period of time for which it retains images taken by its camera teams for … Continue reading