October 25th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Dorothy Chou, Senior Policy Analyst (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)How do governments affect access to information on the Internet? To help shed some light on that very question, last year we launched an online, interactive Tran…
October 24th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Christine Chen, Senior Manager, Policy and Communications Every day we see Internet users around the world finding new ways to use technology to help bring about political, economic and social change. It’s exciting to see people exercise t…
October 18th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Evelyn Kao, Product Manager (Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog) We’ve worked hard over the past few years to increase our services’ use of an encryption protocol called SSL, as well as encouraging the industry to adopt stronger se…
October 17th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Will DeVries, Privacy Policy Counsel We know that staying safe while navigating the web can be a challenge for many people. Today, we’re launching a new resource on the Google website, Good to Know, that makes learning about security and p…
October 13th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Seth Webb, Senior Policy ManagerWhen someone uses Google to search, it’s our job to provide them with answers. We’ve come a long way in developing search technology that delivers the most relevant results for our users, but there ar…
October 12th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Shree Bose, Google Science Fair winner(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog and the Google Science Fair blog)Last week, 17-year-old Shree Bose from Fort Worth, Texas, the grand prize winner of the Google Science Fair, visited Washington, …
October 7th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Eric Davis, Public Policy Manager, Security(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)On the Internet, as with the offline world, the choices we make often have an impact on others. The links we share and the sites we visit can affect our se…
October 7th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Naomi Black, Technical Program Manager, Accessibility Over the past few months, my colleagues and I have worked closely with advocacy organizations for the blind to improve our products. We have had a number of meetings with the National Fed…
October 3rd, 2011 | by A Googler | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Leslie Miller, State Policy ManagerE-book sales are booming, creating new opportunity for authors and publishers. E-books have also fundamentally changed the way that readers discover and access books, opening vast libraries and making them a…
September 28th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Dennis Woodside, SVP Google Since we announced our plans to acquire Motorola Mobility, we’ve been excited about the positive reaction to the proposed deal — particularly from our partners who have told us that they’re enthusiastic about our…
September 21st, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Director of Public Policy This afternoon at 2 PM E.T., Eric Schmidt will testify before the U.S. Senate to talk about Google’s approach to competition. He will deliver a simple message: we welcome competition. It makes us bett…
September 13th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Ryan Falor, Crisis Response Product Manager (Cross-posted from the Google.org blog)People often share stories with us about the ways the Internet has helped them during natural disasters. Whether it’s accessing information about the event,…
September 2nd, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Kent Walker, Senior Vice President and General Counsel In December, we announced four initiatives to tackle the problem of copyright infringement online. We’ve made considerable progress on each front, and we will continue to evolve o…
August 25th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy, Uncategorized
Posted by Amit Singhal, Google Fellow(Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog)Over the past few years, we’ve released a series of blog posts to share the methodology and process behind our search ranking, evaluation and algorithmic changes. Just last …
August 15th, 2011 | by Google Public Policy Blog | published in Google Public Policy
Posted by Larry Page, CEO (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Since its launch in November 2007, Android has not only dramatically increased consumer choice but also improved the entire mobile experience for users. Today, more than 150 million…