Tag Archive: Google

Google’s Safe Harbour for the Pirates

So, big news today for those watching the ongoing battles surrounding online breaches of copyright – the first major round of the war between YouTube (Google) and Viacom (plus others) has been won by the accused.

Highway collisions and market plunges: techno-dependency gone wrong?

Today I’m bringing you back to the ‘meat and potatoes’ of the site as we look at some interesting cases of technological dependency gone too far, as we ask ourselves just how dependent are we willing to become on the technology around us.

Digital Economy Bill in the UK a totalitarian nightmare?

The fight to secure copyrights on the internet will always be an ongoing one, but the most recent dilemma is that being faced in the UK with the proposed Digital Economy Bill that has just recently seen a number of amendments that are cause for concern (to say the least).

Google conviction sparks debate over internet freedom

I’ve had a few posts recently that revolve around multi-national technology giant Google, both for positive and negative reasons, and today’s news has once again brought the company right into the ethical spotlight. An Italian judge has convicted three Google executives and given each a six-month suspended sentence because of a video of an autistic boy being bullied that was uploaded onto Google’s video service in 2006.

Does Google profit from ‘typo-squatters’?

I found this fascinating article over at New Scientist, which looks at projections on how much Google might be earning from typo-squatters – those annoying people who buy up wrongly spelled domain names in order to make a quick buck.

Friday Link Roundup: Hackers and Cyberwarfare

I’m bringing back the Friday Link Roundup today with an interesting topic that is starting to see more coverage across various media outlets again: Cyberwarfare.