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Google to pay $8.5 million for adding Gmail contacts to Buzz

Google has agreed to pay 8.5 million dollars (US) to settle a privacy lawsuit over a Buzz social networking tool added to free email service Gmail in February, according to court documents.
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USEFUL

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Google Live Search: See Search Results as You Type

Google tests a new search interface that updates the results as you type a query. In this experiment, you never have to press Enter or click on the "Search" button to see the results because Google constantly retrieves the results for your query.
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Is "Don't Be Evil" Over?

"[F]or years it resisted using any method to track people online without their knowledge at the fierce insistence of Sergey Brin and [Larry] Page," the Journal writes. "But the two men have gradually decided they can begin exploiting the data their company controls, without exploiting consumers." <!--f7fb0664e4cb44c9b456f15651b4e5da-->
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Google Earth Used To Fine People With Pools, Again

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using Google Earth to track down about 250 “unpermitted” pools. And using the satellite imaging service has proved profitable, Riverhead officials have collected over $75,000 in fines from pool owners who never filled out the required paperwork.
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Google Adds A Background Image To Its Homepage By Default

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Today, Google is taking that a step further: it’s now featuring a background image by default on its homepage, even for users who haven’t activated the new feature. It sounds like the homepage will be rotating through images for the next 24 hours — this is obviously meant to help raise awareness of the new feature.
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Woman Follows Google Maps “Walking” Directions, Gets Hit, Sues

Is Google responsible for giving out bad directions through its Google Maps service? We’re about to find out. After Googling walking directions for a trip in Park City, Utah, Lauren Rosenberg claims she was led onto a busy highway, where she was struck by a vehicle. She’s now suing Google for damages.
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FAIR

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Google wins Rosetta Stone ruling

Rosetta Stone, of Arlington, claimed that Google sold to advertisers the right to use Rosetta's trademarks or words similar to them as keywords for paid ads on Google. Google argued that it removed infringing material when informed and that it isn't responsible for ad content.
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Google fined for user's libel against Brazilian priest

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Not the biggest story, but I think an important one. Should service providers such as Google be held accountable for user-created content?
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Man found his wife on Google Street View – 43 TIMES

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STUNNED Terry Southgate found his wife on Google Street View - 43 TIMES. Terry, 55, was curious to see if he could spot himself or Wendy, 52, on the site.
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Google Book Search settlement undermines democracy

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The limits imposed on the free access to information through Google Book Search are pretty restrictive. A user can only view a few pages of a book before an arbitrary limit is reached, which the publishers determine because they hold the copyright. This is completely undemocratic and flies in the face of free access to knowledge.
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Google's April Fool's Joke- Topeka

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We didn’t reach this decision lightly; after all, we had a fair amount of brand equity tied up in our old name. But the more we surfed around (the former) Topeka’s municipal website, the more kinship we felt with this fine city at the edge of the Great Plains.
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Google / Rosetta Stone ad lawsuit- Pikk a side

Rosetta Stone claims Google sold to advertisers the right to use trademarks registered by Rosetta Stone... Google, in its motion for judgment, also said it's not liable because it promptly removes infringing ads when informed about them and because Rosetta Stone hasn't shown proof of confusion resulting from the ads.
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