EU accuses Google of search abuse
The European Union has filed a complaint against Google over its alleged anti competitive behaviour. The competition commissioner said she had issued a “statement of…
Google v Amazon- rivalry grows
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said the firm’s biggest rival in online search is Amazon. Mr Schmidt fought back at claims that Google enjoyed unrivalled…
GCHQ and NSA tracking billions of mobile phones
Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by GCHQ and NSA every day according to reports the Washington Post.The data is said to…
Google given another data deletion notice
Google has been given another 35 days to delete the remaining data it “mistakenly collected” while taking pictures for its Street View service, or face…
US snoopers program PRISM- more information leaking out
News that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been snooping into the phone records of Verizon customers quickly escalated into reports that it…
Google searches may predict market moves
The volume of Google searches for finance related terms may predict moves in markets more research suggests.As the search volume on generic terms such as…
Google Glasses- no advertising will be allowed
Google have announced that their controversial Google Glasses will not be allowed to place advertising within the device’s display.The newly published terms and conditions for…
Google tries to offer deal to end Brussels anti-trust probe
Google has proposed a package of concessions as it seeks to end a long running investigation into its European search business.The suggested changes to its…
European data watchdogs combine to target Google over privacy policies
Six European data protection agencies are combining a joint legal action over Google’s privacy policies.The threat comes as a four month deadline to change the…
YouTube now has one billion monthly users
YouTube, the video sharing website which is owned by Google has said that it now has one billion regular users.Announcing the milestone on its blog,…