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Google Books privacy debate: Whose side are you on?

Privacy is currencyI generally understand what it is you are saying, even if it makes too much use of the "If you have nothing to hide..." argument which I doubt needs to be discussed here. However, I think some of your points are missing the bigger picture. For instance, you...

Tags: privacy issue, Google Book, Google Books privacy, privacy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

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The anti-capitalist GOOG founders . . .

Well duhhh....[i]They don?t trust the government, they don?t trust the press and they don?t trust Wall Street.[/i]So people wonder why they're so successful? Duh! They don't trust the three groups of people who constantly think they are oh so smart, but aren't....Sounds like a great life philosophy even...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

News to know: Skype; reCAPTCHA; Oracle Q1; Zune HD; Bing

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale Dave Greenfield: Skype Founders Sue eBay and...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Phishing, Microsoft Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Internet

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Give Google a break!

soooo over googlegoogle has joined microsoft and apple on the dark side.i stopped using google after they ceased being a search engine and became a money factory. security, privacy and ownership issues shouldn't be played out in court after the fact, they should be delt with in the board room...

Tags: COMPANIES, Google Inc., copyright law

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

EFF, ACLU says Google Books will chill reading, speech

Better that it is entirely unavailablethan to make it available to anyone who cares to search for it. I have seen nowhere that the Google project will prevent any other source from digitizing books, or from keeping them in print. This is quite possibly THE stupidest argument I have heard...

Tags: Google Inc., American Civil Liberties Union, privacy, Google Book, Vegas, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Call for court to impose privacy regime on Google Books

We DON'T need to get out of print books onlineWhile the concerns you have are theoretical, Google books has had REAL and beneficial effect.In Tokyo, where the largest program in Japan to teach Japanese children English doesn't have a clue about how to prepare children for Jr. High where they...

Tags: Google Book, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Call for court to impose privacy regime on Google Books

In an amicus brief, the Center for Democracy and Technology supports Google Books deal but want court to mandate rigorous privacy restrictions. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-07

Does Google Book privacy policy go far enough?

"NO" is the Quick AnswerThe reason Google does not promise several things outright is because, clearly, they think they might want to do more in the future, which makes me very uncomfortable. I have switched to using InPrivate browing in IE8 when accessing many search engines due to the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

EPIC seeks to intervene in Books settlement, says privacy policies are no solution

EPIC has asked to intervene in the Google Books settlement, saying the public needs an advocate for our interests. The deal lacks privacy protections and would allow Google to mix the particularly sensitive book data with web search and other data Google collects on users. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., EPIC, Settlement, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Does Google Book privacy policy go far enough?

In response to a request by the Federal Trade Commission, Google has posted a draft of an updated privacy policy for Google Books. But do these promises go far enough? The Center for Democracy and Technology says no. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Sniping over Google Books Settlement intensifies

Google details its privacy safeguards behind its book settlement. The Open Book Alliances says "trust us" isn't a good privacy policy. Meanwhile, supporters of the Google Book Settlement have knocked Amazon's complaints about the deal. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Google Inc., Settlement, Open Book Alliances, Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-04

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con

A conference at UC Berkeley tomorrow takes a hard look at the Google Books deal. Speakers will address privacy, information quality and public access issues. If Google is going to become the online library of the world, they will have to do better in all these areas. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-27

MSFT, YHOO, AMZN join fight against Google Books

Who are they kidding...?Why is it that projects that seem to have some benefits for people on the whole are so quickly trashed by some silly claims of competitiveness and personal privacy?Of course this is payback......by Microsoft. Let's see how Google likes dealing with stupid antitrust regs. :)The only monopoly...

Tags: E-books, Only Problem, Google Inc., e-book, Google Book, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

MSFT, YHOO, AMZN join fight against Google Books

Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon will join the Internet Archive and library associations in opposing the Google Book deal, The New York Times reports. Says lawyer Gary Reback, who is advising the soon-to-be-announced Open Book Alliance: This deal has enormous, far-reaching anticompetitive consequences that people are...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Archive, Internet, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-20

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Google Books privacy debate: Whose side are you on?

I was listening to NPR yesterday, and one story lingered with me throughout the day. So, I figured I'd take it to the blogs and see what you all have to say about the matter. Here's the deal: Some authors have mixed feelings...

Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Security, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-13

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Green tech; Laptop deals

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. FT: Apple joins forces with record labels Robin Harris: The Wintel blue light special John Morris: Sunday...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Green Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Blu-Ray, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Groups demand privacy for Google Books

Groups demand privacy for Google BooksThis is a serious concern considering ...... that the Bush Administration used The Patriot Act as an excuse to make warrantless wiretaps and the Telcos were not held accountable for allowing them to do so. The FEDs have been trying to the the ALA...

Tags: Google Book, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24