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Google to Pay Millions in Settlement Over Streetview Wi-Fi Privacy Issues

John McKay — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:30:24 +0000

Washington is one of 37 states sharing a fine paid by Google for alleged privacy violations during mapping for its "Street View" feature.

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Google Under Fire for Recording Street Views After Hurricane Sandy Devastation

John McKay — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:00:32 +0000

Visually documenting Hurricane Sandy devastation is is good for society, Google Maps says.

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Is Google Too Cool to Pay Taxes? The Company Is Sheltering Billions in Bermuda

John McKay — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:34:13 +0000

According to Bloomberg, the search engine giant Google has avoided paying about $2 billion in corporate taxes by funneling $9.8 billion in revenues to a shell company in Bermuda.

The amazing thing is it appars to be legal! According to Bloomberg on Dec. 9:
By legally funneling

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Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut Where School Shooting Occurred

Andrew Kirk — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:11:11 +0000

As news reports come out of Newtown, Connecticut this morning we keep hearing residents say they can't believe it happened there. Indeed, this 300-year-old town of 27,000 residents is indeed "sleepy" and rura

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Non-Existent Island Pops Up On Google Maps

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:00:50 +0000

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn’t one of them… That’s not because there are people secretly living on the sixty-square-mile land mass. It’s because Sandy, despite appearing on Google maps, doesn’t actually exist. Researchers from the University of Sydney became confused when Sandy popped up on Google [...]

Vacationing On The Moon? NASA Says Don't Mess With Landing Sites!

John McKay — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:30 +0000

While we firmly believe in the US Space Program, and support NASA-as do many Americans-this story makes us think they've inhaled too much space dust...

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Nevada Issues License For First 'Driverless' Car (VIDEO)

John McKay — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:03 +0000

"Self Drive, on!" If you remember the Stallone movie "Demolition Man", then you remember the self-driving cars. Now, they're a reality.

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New Google Privacy Policies Won't Apply To Government Users

John McKay — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:02 +0000

On the heels of announcing new privacy and policy standards that will essentially track all internet activity for private users of Google products, Google says it will not affect government users.

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Google To Track Users Activities-Users Won't Be Able To Opt Out

John McKay — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:07 +0000

In a radical shift announced by search engine giant Google, it will begin tracking users activities across email, searches, U-tube and other web services; and users won't be given the choice to opt out.

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Google Might Start Manufacturing Driverless Cars [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:00:22 +0000

After changing the way we use the Internet, is Google preparing to change the way we drive?

Since 2005, Google has been developing a driverless car, which navigates itself with sensors, Google’s street view software and artificial intelligence.

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