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NewsGoogle privacy change sparks concern
Compulsory changes in Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) privacy policy for consumers, announced by the company Jan. 24, got a quick reaction from government experts, who warned their application in Google Apps Read more...
Google pays fine in France for autocomplete suggestion
Google must pay a €50,000 fine in France following a Paris court's Dec. 14 decision to side with a local insurance company upset that the search engine's autocomplete function appeared to Read more...
Social media creates a democracy-challenging informational filter
The increasing pervasiveness of information filtering via social networks has implications for American democracy, said David Weinberger, a senior researcher with the Harvard Berkman Center for Read more...
U.K. government unveils 'midata' initiative
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is one of 26 companies participating in an U.K. government initiative to give British consumers access to the personal data companies collect on them electronic format. The U.K. Read more...
OPM spends 'under $1M' for emergency upgrades to USAJobs 3.0
The Office of Personnel Management has spent somewhat less than $1 million in emergency software, hardware and personnel upgrades during the past 3 weeks to correct a problematic rollout of USAJobs Read more...
Certificate hack compromises Dutch government websites
Netherlands-based digital certificate authority DigiNotar announced Aug. 30 it was breached, and although it said it expected the "impact of the breach of DigiNotar's SSL and EVSSL business to be Read more...
NASA opens raw data index
NASA unveiled a catalog of open data on Aug. 30 with the launch of data.nasa.gov. The site features a directory of datasets, tools for using the data, and a mechanism for reporting to NASA on data Read more...
DHS signs up for Google Analytics account
Count the Homeland Security Department as the latest federal agency to sign up for a Google Analytics account. The department, in a June 9 privacy impact assessment, disclosed that public affairs Read more...
Chinese hackers penetrate personal Gmail accounts of senior federal officials
Hackers appearing to originate from Jinan, China have hijacked the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) email accounts of hundreds of users, including the personal accounts of senior U.S. government officials, Read more...
Baker: VA to have access to cloud info sharing sites by end of this summer
Veterans Affairs Department employees could have access to a cloud-based, end-user information sharing solution by the end of this summer, said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker while speaking Read more...
| Press ReleasesConsumer Watchdog Praises European Action on Google's New Privacy Policy, Calls For FTC to Determine if Proposed Changes ViolateSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today praised European data protection authorities for asking Google to delay implementation of its new privacy and Read more >> L.A. Hearing Justifies CAGW’s Caution on the CloudWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved the second amendment to the Computer Sciences Corporation’s (CSC) contract with the city of Los Angeles. As part Read more >> Consumer Watchdog Calls Google's Explanation For Its Record $5.9 Million Lobbying Spending 'Disingenuous Bafflegab'SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Google's explanation for its soaring record spending on lobbying in Washington is disingenuous bafflegab, Consumer Watchdog said today. Read more >> E-Mail Fails to DeliverTaxpayers May Pay for Continued Delay WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) issued the following statement: Los Angeles Chief Technology Officer Randi Levin Read more >> Ping Identity and Google Host Washington, D.C. Cloud Identity SummitNational Institute of Standards and Technology and Aviation Systems Engineering Company among Elite Group of Cloud Leaders Participating in an Afternoon Discussion on Building Credibility in the Read more >> |
