Posted by Iarla Flynn, European Policy Manager – IrelandData retention requirements have been controversial in Ireland and will likely remain so as the Irish government moves to introduce new legislation shortly.At present, data retention for telecomms…
Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Google Elections Team(Cross-posted at Official Google Blog)They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing! Today marks an exciting day in the race to the U.S. Presidency: voters in 24 states will choose their party candidates. …
Posted by Derek Slater, Policy AnalystBroadband deployment in the U.S. is at best disappointing and at worst a crisis. The United States lags behind other countries in broadband uptake per capita, ranked 15th in the latest Organisation for Economic Co
Posted by Peter Greenberger, Elections and Issue Advocacy TeamThe Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary are behind us, and Super Tuesday is just around the corner. So far in this presidential campaign season, candidates have used the web in new and cr…
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Senior Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsNASA turns 50 years old this year, and to help the space agency celebrate its past and look toward its future, our CEO Eric Schmidt spoke here in Washington last Thursda…
Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy CounselPrivacy is a global issue which knows no borders. And as policymakers around the world grapple with how best to protect consumers’ privacy online, I’m joining other privacy stakeholders at a European Par…
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Senior Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsLast night we welcomed a veritable who’s who of Washington — including Members of Congress, think tankers, tech policy geeks, and journalists — to take the wraps off G…
Posted by Steve Grove, Head of News and Politics, YouTube (Cross-posted from The YouTube Blog)It’s been almost a month since the results of Kenya’s presidential election sparked protests and riots in the East African country. When sitting President Mwa…
Posted by Prem Ramaswami, Product ManagerMore and more citizens are making political contributions online, and the newly launched Google Checkout for Political Contributions is an easy and fast way for candidates to collect contributions from supporter…
Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy AnalystGoogle’s “hometown” representative in Congress, Rep. Anna Eshoo, visited the Googleplex Friday for a fireside chat with our CEO Eric Schmidt. With a good chunk of Silicon Valley in her district (CA-14), Rep. Eshoo h…
Posted by Brittany Bohnet, Elections Program Manager(Cross-posted to Google LatLong)A few days ago, we announced that Google Maps would be presenting real-time U.S. presidential nomination results for the Iowa caucuses. The map was so popular that we’v…
Posted by Ginny Hunt, Google Election Program(Cross-posted at Official Google Blog)Tonight when Iowans gather in living rooms and high school gyms to take the first step in selecting our U.S. Presidential nominees, Google and YouTube will give you a fr…
Posted by Alan Davidson, Senior Policy CounselWhat a difference a year makes. This time last year, Celine Dion was still performing in Las Vegas, Jamie Lynn was the “good” Spears sister, and I was Time’s reigning Person of the Year (you were too).The …
Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy Analyst and Jen Marsh, Fellowship CoordinatorHas the end of the year crept up on you just as fast as it has on us? What we wouldn’t give for a few extra days to wrap up our loose ends in 2007!Never fear: we are extending t…
Posted by Machiel Bolhuis, Annette Kroeber-Riel, and Nicklas Lundblad, European Policy TeamOpenness is the key to innovation, and innovation is the key to future growth and development. So it is hardly surprising to see that governments all over the E…