Tag: Google

  • Why You Can’t Trust Google

    Elliot Markowitz

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    Before all you passionate right-to-privacy folks flood my e-mail inbox, hear me out first. Google’s refusal to comply with a federal subpoena to turn over one week’s worth of search inquiries is not for some higher cause to protect customer information. Google is not complying because there is no money in it, plain and simple.… Read more

  • Google Fights for Your Rights

    Google Fights for Your Rights

    Dennis Fisher

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    If you’ve been paying even a little bit of attention to the various machinations in Washington during the last few months, the recent revelation that the Bush administration has dropped subpoenas on several Internet search giants in an effort to discover what their users are looking for online should have come as no surprise. America… Read more

  • When Will Google Be Channel-Ready?

    Pedro Pereira

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    Not too many companies can boast of having a name that by force of popularity has become a verb. To me “Google” still sounds like something you’d say when tickling a baby’s chin, but the Internet search engine company’s brand recognition is undeniable. The company’s stock appears certain to hit the $500-per-share mark soon while… Read more

  • Analysts: Consumer-Focused Google Pack Is Prelude to Enterprise Push

    Analysts: Consumer-Focused Google Pack Is Prelude to Enterprise Push

    John G. Spooner

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    Google Pack, a bundle of software from Google Inc. and other companies that was announced by the Web giant on Friday, is aimed squarely at consumers. But Google’s goal is to be the front end for everything people do on a computer, and enterprise use is not far off, analysts and solution providers said. Google… Read more

  • Critical Windows Metafile Flaw Being Exploited

    Critical Windows Metafile Flaw Being Exploited

    Lisa Vaas

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    Microsoft Corp. has issued a security advisory for what Secunia is deeming an “extremely critical flaw” in Windows Metafile Format (.wmf) that is now being exploited on fully patched systems by malicious attackers. Websense Security Labs is tracking thousands of sites distributing the exploit code from a site called iFrameCASH BUSINESS. That site and numerous… Read more

  • Google Grabs 5 Percent Solution

    Google Grabs 5 Percent Solution

    Ben Charny

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    Google Inc.: 1, Microsoft Corp.: 0. The two tech behemoths have had their first significant head-to-head battle, and Google has emerged a winner. In doing so, many feel something much bigger has happened after the first of what will surely be a significant number of duels. Google may have supplanted Microsoft as the dominant technology… Read more