Peter Kafka writes: How do we know that Google isn’t tracking the viewing records of people who watch YouTube videos at the official White House Web site? Because Google says so. That’s the short version of a followup to a post I wrote earlier this month, which noted that Google (GOOG) said it was no…
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in Limbo
Stars and Stripes reports on the political hot-potato game the White House and Congress are playing when it comes to repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the controversial law that prohibits gay members of the military from discussing or even admitting their sexual orientation. And if you believe Senator Harry Reid, Congress apparently cannot figure out…
118 800 may be facing new questions
The new 118 800 mobile phone directory service in the UK was supposed to go live last Thursday, but the company was delayed until Friday. Now The Daily Mail reports that the delayed launch may be an indication that the company is struggling with a new round of consumer backlash and legal questions from the…
Trial of Google executives set to start in Italy
What is almost certain to be a landmark court case on internet privacy and the liability of hosting sites starts tomorrow in an Italian court with Google executives as the defendants. The case began in 2006, when four boys in Turin verbally and physically harassed a classmate with Down’s Syndrome. The boy was so upset…