August 21st, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public PolicyThis week is the annual Technology Policy Institute Aspen Summit and our general counsel Kent Walker just gave a keynote talk on the ingredients of creating magical new products — and how policymak…
August 17th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted Bridgette Sexton, Global Entrepreneurship ManagerIn addition to all they do for their country overseas, service members are also a markedly entrepreneurial group: although veterans represent only 6% of the U.S. population, they account for an im…
August 14th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Jon Orwant, Engineering Manager Cross-posted from the Google Research blogAt Google, we’re constantly trying to make important collections of information more useful to the world. Since 2006, we’ve let people discover, search, and read…
August 2nd, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet EvangelistToday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an important House Concurrent Resolution aimed at ensuring the Internet remains an open, stable, and global platform for economic growth, innovation, and cult…
July 18th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Victoria Grand, Director, Global Communications and Policy, YouTubeYouTube is proud to be a place where citizens and activists come to tell their stories — stories that may otherwise go unnoticed. A study released this week by the Pew Resear…
July 3rd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Winter Casey, Senior Policy AnalystThanks to the Internet, trade has never been easier. The ability to trade goods and services online has helped companies large and small to reach a global marketplace. And the web has also enabled another im…
July 2nd, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Bob Boorstin, Director, Global Policy Today in Nairobi, at the biannual Global Voices Citizen Media summit, Google and the group Global Voices announced the winners of the 2nd Breaking Borders Award. The award honors people who, in the v…
July 2nd, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Margo Georgiadis, VP, Americas SalesThe web is where we go to find things—that somewhere special to eat tonight, the directions to guide us there and suggestions for that one-of-a-kind present for the birthday girl. Ninety-seven percent of …
June 19th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Niels Provos, Security TeamIn this post, we’ve collected some highlights from the past five years of our Safe Browsing efforts, aimed at keeping people safe online. See the Security Blog for the full details and more visuals. -Ed.Fi…
June 17th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Dorothy Chou, Senior Policy Analyst About two years ago, we launched our interactive Transparency Report. We started by disclosing data about government requests. Since then, we’ve been steadily adding new features, like graphs showing tra…
June 15th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Seth Webb, Senior Policy ManagerGoogle believes that policy-making should be grounded in sound analysis of data. We take this to heart — it’s why we launch tools like the Transparency Report, which shows when and what information is access…
June 14th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Eric Davis, Global Public Policy ManagerToday StopBadware is announcing the formation of an industry partnership to combat bad ads. We’re pleased to be a founding member of the Ads Integrity Alliance, along with AOL, Facebook, Twitter…
June 13th, 2012 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Rick Needham, Director, Energy & SustainabilityCross-posted from the Google Green Blog.This month, heads of state, NGOs, scientists and business leaders from around the world will meet to discuss how best to reduce poverty, advance social…
June 8th, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Amit Singhal, Senior Vice President, EngineeringSearch is about helping people find the right answers to their questions when and where they need them. We work hard every day to figure out the most useful results for our users, and we’re wo…
May 31st, 2012 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public PolicyThis morning Google Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Internet Governance and the Inte…