Spike in requests to remove Google search results
Google says the number of requests from people seeking to have some search results removed in Europe has jumped to 70,000 by the end of June.
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Jul 3, 2014
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German minister eyes possibility of breaking up Google
Germany's justice minister says the possibility of dismantling Google should be considered if the Internet giant abuses its dominant position, in a newspaper interview to be published Saturday.
Internet
Jun 28, 2014
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Facebook: NYC prosecutors got data on 381 users
Facebook says New York City prosecutors who were building a disabilities-benefits fraud case last year got data from the Facebook accounts of 381 people.
Internet
Jun 28, 2014
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Google gets 12,000 requests to be 'forgotten' on first day
Google received 12,000 requests from people seeking to be "forgotten" by the world's leading search engine on the first day it offered the service, a company spokesman in Germany said Saturday.
Internet
May 31, 2014
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Google opens path in Europe for being 'forgotten'
Google began letting people in Europe formally request to be "forgotten" by the world's leading Internet search service.
Internet
May 30, 2014
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Freedom of expression and the right to be forgotten
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Google must amend some search results at the request of ordinary people in a test of the so-called "right to be forgotten." The court said links to "irrelevant" and outdated data ...
Internet
May 23, 2014
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China's Baidu scores artificial-intelligence coup, hires Andrew Ng to run Silicon Valley lab
Opening a new front in Silicon Valley's latest arms race, the Chinese Internet company Baidu said Friday that it has hired former Google and longtime Stanford researcher Andrew Ng as chief scientist to run its artificial ...
Business
May 22, 2014
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EU aims to complete Google antitrust deal this year
The European Commission said on Tuesday it still aims to wrap up an amicable anti-trust settlement with Google this year despite fresh complaints against the US Internet giant.
Business
May 20, 2014
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Pinterest valued at $5 bn after fresh funding
Pinterest on Friday confirmed that another $200 million has been pumped into its coffers to build up search capabilities at the booming, bulletin board-style social network.
Internet
May 16, 2014
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Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe
The Open Internet Project, which includes 400 players in Europe's digital markets, lodged a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against what it alleges are new anti-competitive abuses by Google
Internet
May 15, 2014
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