Google: Beware Rising Censorship, At Home And Abroad
June 20, 2012Google said this week that a report on takedown data shows widespread political censorship around the world – some of it, disturbingly, in Western democracies.
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Google said this week that a report on takedown data shows widespread political censorship around the world – some of it, disturbingly, in Western democracies.
Comcast has refused to hand over identifying data on users accused of downloading copyrighted material, arguing that the plaintiffs were using the court system to identify targets.
The most copyright takedown requests to Google come, by a staggering margin, from software giant Microsoft, rather than the film or music industry.
Sergey Brin is speaking out publicly in favor of the open web at the same time the company defending its right to strategically fudge searches.
In a development that crystallizes tension between entertainment industry anti-piracy measures and the ecosystem of online businesses – and raises questions about whether it is appropriate for trade groups like.
After giving CISPA supporters a pat on the back late last year, Microsoft has officially revoked its support for the controversial internet bill.
A diverse, growing group of entrepreneurs, privacy and security advocates, and high-level politicians are voicing opposition to controversial new cybersecurity laws including the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. In.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin criticized recent legislation, media and web companies, and totalitarian governments for threatening the open internet during pointed remarks that drew on a tense year that has.
[youtube id=”45FoVOs42fU” width=”600″ height=”350″] The amorphous Anonymous hacktivist group has set its sights on some of the biggest names in technology due to these companies and organizations’ support for CISPA,.