Google Data

Posted by Paul Haahr and Steve Baker, Software Engineers, Search Quality(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)We recently began a series of posts on how we harness the power of data. Earlier we told you how data has been critical to the advanceme…

Posted by Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Over the years, we’ve built tools and offered resources to help kids and families stay safe online. Our SafeSearch feature, …

Posted by by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, and Joseph Faber, Corporate CounselThis afternoon the Federal Communications Commission announced the results of its 700 MHz spectrum auction. While the Commission’s anti-collusion rule…

Posted by Galen Panger, Associate, Global Communications and Public AffairsOn the heels of his previous Google Maps tracing his trip to Iraq and showcasing Nebraska tourist destinations, Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson is once again showing off his mad mas…

Posted by Shuman Ghosemajumder, Business Product Manager for Trust & Safety(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)We recently began a series of posts on how we harness the power of data. Earlier we told you how data has been critical to the ad…

Posted by Shoaib Makani, Associate Product Marketing ManagerEarlier this year we launched Google Checkout for Political Contributions, a fast and convenient way for supporters to contribute to political campaigns. We did this in part to help individua…

Posted by Niels Provos, Google Security Team(Cross-posted from Official Google Blog)We recently began two new series of posts. The first, which explains how we harness data for our users, started with this post. The second, focusing on how we secure in…

Posted by Kent Walker, General Counsel, and Daphne Keller, Senior Product CounselThis past Friday and Saturday we had the pleasure of co-hosting, together with Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, the inaugural Legal Futures conferenc…

Posted by John Burchett, State Policy CounselLast year, we told you about a law passed by the Utah state legislature that essentially prohibited search engines like Google from allowing trademarks from being used as keywords to trigger ads. As we wrot…

Posted by Hal Varian, Chief Economist(Cross-posted from Official Google Blog)We often use this space to discuss how we treat user data and protect privacy. With the post below, we’re beginning an occasional series that discusses how we harness the data…

Posted by Liz Eraker, Policy AnalystLast week we welcomed another one of Silicon Valley’s representatives to the Googleplex, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), for a fireside chat with our CEO Eric Schmidt. Covering the 16th district just south of ou…

Posted by John Burchett, State Policy CounselThe nation’s governors converged on Washington this weekend for their ’08 winter meeting, making it a good time for us to take stock of some of our ongoing partnerships with state governments throughout the …

Posted by Alma Whitten, Software Engineer To protect privacy, you first have to identify what data is personal. That’s why there has been a lot of discussion in recent months around the world to try to define “personal data” (as it is referred t…

Posted by Jacob Glick, Canada Policy CounselEveryone who advocates one form of copyright reform or another says that they want a “balanced approach.” Who is opposed to balance, after all? But what exactly does balance mean? What interests are being ba…

Posted by Derek Slater, Policy AnalystToday, Rep. Ed Markey and Chip Pickering introduced bipartisan legislation to help preserve Internet freedom and explicitly make “net neutrality” a guiding principle of U.S. broadband policy. The bill would affirm …