February 10th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Rob Tai, Policy AnalystOver the past decade, the music industry has adapted to an Internet generation accustomed to MP3 players, file-sharing, and music videos on YouTube. What does the next decade hold, and how will the industry respond to t…
February 5th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Galen Panger, Google for Non-ProfitsOn Tuesday night we had the pleasure of hosting Idealist’s Global Volunteering Fair here at our D.C. office, where over 600 students, young professionals and others came to learn about and discuss opportuni…
February 4th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselSince November’s big vote at the FCC, some have begun asking when we’ll start seeing consumer mobile devices take advantage of TV white spaces spectrum.As the Commission made clear in its rul…
February 3rd, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Iarla Flynn, Public Policy Manager, IrelandWhat does privacy mean to you? We are helping to give you a chance to tell the world — through video.In honour of Data Privacy Day last week we’ve announced for the second consecutive year a video …
January 30th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Jens Meiert, WebmasterWe posted a small update to our privacy policy beginning on January 27th. The change lets users know that Google collects limited information about their interaction with our services in order to detect and combat securi…
January 28th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Betsy Masiello, Economics AnalystJust in time for Data Privacy Day, Robert Mitchell at Computerworld posted 12 good tips for managing your information footprint online. A consistent theme: protecting your personal information offline is as i…
January 28th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, and Stephen Stuart, Principal Engineer(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)When an Internet application doesn’t work as expected or your connection seems flaky, how can you tell whether there is a …
January 28th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Peter Fleischer, Global Privacy Counsel, and Jane Horvath, Global Privacy CounselFor the second year, the U.S. and Canada are joining 27 European countries to celebrate Data Privacy Day today. As we explained last year, the lack of understand…
January 27th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Senior Policy CounselEarlier today a group called Consumer Watchdog put out a press release alleging a “rumored lobbying effort” by Google “aimed at allowing the sale of electronic medical records.”This claim — based on no evid…
January 24th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Matt Cutts, Software EngineerThough the spirit of change may be in the air in Washington, some things apparently stay the same. Yes, the old online prank called “Googlebombing” returned for a brief while recently, when Google searches for the…
January 22nd, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Alice Ryan, Green Energy Project Manager(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)In 1979 President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar hot water panels on the roof of the White House. Recently a Googler from our Washington D.C. office asked th…
January 13th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Rob Tai, Policy AnalystWhat key technology and Internet policy issues will face the incoming Administration and new Congress?Tech policy wonks will try to answer that question at the 5th Annual State of the Net Conference, taking place tomorr…
January 12th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News and PoliticsAs the 111th Congress kicks into gear, many Members of Congress are starting their own YouTube channels. They’re posting videos direct from their Washington offices, as well as clips of floor speeches an…
January 12th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Operations(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Not long ago, answering a query meant traveling to the reference desk of your local library. Today, search engines enable us to access immense quantitie…
January 9th, 2009 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselThe FCC is taking its work on “white spaces” global. This morning FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the “White Spaces Fellowship and Training Initiative,” giving the Commission a new platfo…