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Google-Motorola Deal Likely But Scrutiny to Last

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:17:19 -0500

Full article: Politico
Elizabeth Wasserman and Michelle Quinn
Google is likely to get the green light from European and U.S. regulators as early as next week for its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but the company will likely face continued scrutiny over what's seen as a lax pledge to license key smartphone patents.

U.S. to Clear Google's Deal

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:39 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Thomas Catan and Ian Sherr
The Justice Department is poised to clear Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility as early as next week, giving Google a powerful armory of technology patents to deploy in the smartphone wars.

Is Google Asking the FCC to Allow Gigabit Wi-Fi for Its Gigabit Network?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:33 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
Google's Fiber organization is asking the FCC for the ability to test a residential gateway that has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It's likely Google is asking the FCC for an experimental licence to test upcoming 802.11ac gigabit Wi-Fi technology inside residential gateways.

Kansas City is Fiber-Ready!

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:34:55 -0500

Full article: Google Fiber Blog
Google has measured utility poles, studied maps and surveyed neighborhoods and come up with a comprehensive set of detailed engineering plans. Now the company is ready to lay fiber.

Google Now Scanning Android Apps for Malware

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:16 -0500

Full article: CNet
Elinor Mills
Google has added an automated scanning process that is designed to keep malicious apps out of the Android Market, the company announced.

Who Does Google Think You Are?

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:35:33 -0500

Full article: Bloomberg News
Karen Weise
According to Google, the author of this article isn't Karen Weise, 30-year-old woman and Bloomberg Businessweek reporter. Instead it sees a 55-to-64-year-old man interested in credit cards, finance, Los Angeles, politics, and "table games," whatever those are. That's the information provided by a Google tool that's been available since 2009 but which few people know about. It lets users see what the search giant has inferred about them based on the websites they visit.

France Finds Google Maps Guilty of Unfair Competition

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:01:06 -0500

Full article: Agence France-Presse
A French commercial court has found Google guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Google Maps application and ordered it to pay a fine and damages to a French mapping company.

Google Responds to Privacy Policy Concerns

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:53:36 -0500

Full article: Politico
Tony Romm
Google is pushing back against complaints about its new privacy policy, saying users can still prevent the company from linking all the data it collects about them by turning off their search history, by skipping some of Google’s offerings or by using different Google accounts at different times.

U.S. Lawmakers Seek Google Answers on Privacy

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:45:07 -0500

Full article: Total Telecom
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked Google chief Larry Page to brief congress on changes to the Internet search giant's privacy policies, citing concerns about collection and sharing of personal data.

Google's New Privacy Policy: Should You Be Concerned?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:14:34 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
Google seems determined to push the boundaries of what people expect from the company, for better or worse. Just days after launching a new personalized search that has drawn criticism from both competitors and users, the company's announcement that it's revising its privacy policies has touched off another wave of discontent about the implications for users. So is Google's new omnibus policy another sign it has broken its promise and is becoming more evil by the day?