Google Spam/Virus Blocker Stirs Controversy
Google’s recent addition of revamped anti-virus protection on its popular web-based email service, Gmail, has been drawing complaints from users that its spam rules are too strict, but so far the company doesn’t plan on doing anything about it.
Google Offers Free Ad Posting, New Database
Webmasters looking for a quick way to get their information or perhaps a few pictures into Google’s search results need look no further than Google Base.
Google Offers Free Online Marketing Data
Search engine giant Google announced Monday it would begin offering free data to companies looking for better ways to market goods and services online.
Google Decides to Move Against Splogs
Google has quietly implemented new security measures to make it more difficult for users of its blogging service to create and maintain fake blogs.
Google Page Rank Under Attack From ‘Sploggers’
Spam watchers say Google’s Blogger hosting service has become infested with “splogs,” fake blogs aimed at tricking search engines to artificially increase page ranks of certain websites while also loading up surfers’ computers with adware and spam-generating Trojans.
Phishers Use Fake Google Toolbar As Bait
Security experts have issued a warning that a new phishing scam involving a fake Google toolbar is the latest lure being used to steal personal information from web users.
EFF Backs Google in Perfect 10 Lawsuit
The Electronic Frontier Foundation took sides recently in Perfect 10’s legal pursuit of Google, claiming that the company’s recent filing for a preliminary injunction against Google Image Search would deprive the average web surfer of a valuable online resource if the search function is disabled.
Adult Section in Google Video Upload Service ‘Possible’
Google Video, which launched in beta form in April, may eventually host a number of different thematic sections, including an adult space, co-founder Larry Page hinted this week.
Google Launches Advocacy Group in D.C.
In a move Google officials said will help model everything from privacy issues to Internet neutrality, intermediary liability to copyright and fair use law, the search engine giant has launched its own advocacy group in the nation’s capital.
Worm Serves Fake Search Results On Google, Yahoo, MSN
Representatives at Panda Software have found a worm they said sends infected users to fake versions of popular search engines like Yahoo, Google and MSN. The fake sites, exact copies of the legitimate engines, serve up fake search results designed to bolster traffic on web pages that host pornographic content and pirated software.
Google Video Erases Need for External Player
Google announced it has integrated a video player into its search engine that will allow users on all different operating systems to play videos directly through Google, avoiding the need for external video software like Windows Media Player or Apple’s Quicktime Player.
Google Unveils Blog Search Engine
In what will undoubtedly become a resource for amateur and seasoned porn producers alike, search engine Google Inc. introduced Blog Search this week, a new element of its search services that lets users search for blog content throughout the web.
Perfect 10 Files Preliminary Injunction Against Google
In a follow-up to its first strike against Google for alleged copyright infringement in November, the publisher of Perfect 10 Magazine and sister site Perfect10.com filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Google.
Google Video Hacked
Hacker Jon Lech Johansen, who operates a personal and technology blog subtitled “So Sue Me,” yesterday posted code allowing users to play other programs’ video files with the just-released Google Video Player.
Google Stalks Typosquatters
An Internet arbitrator has awarded Google the rights to several domains that are variations on the search engine’s name. The sites were “typosquatters” that capitalized on common misspellings to send unwary surfers to sites that infected their computers with malware.
Google, Others Bet on Power Line Broadband
Google has joined Goldman Sachs and the Hearst Corporation in investing a combined $100 million in a Maryland company’s scheme to deliver broadband over power lines.
Google Keeps Quiet About Legal Victory
As Google prepares to defend itself against click fraud charges in two separate lawsuits, the search engine has quietly posted a victory in a click fraud case of its own.
Google Faces Click Fraud Charges
Dominant search engine Google has been sued in federal court for failing to prevent click fraud in its AdWords and AdSense programs.
Feds Want Google, Yahoo to Beef Up Filtering
Search engines and peer-to-peer networks aren’t doing enough to prevent underage surfers from accessing adult content, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Google Poised to Offer Electronic Payment Service
Google, looking for new revenue sources, is reportedly about to launch an online payment system that might compete with eBay Inc.'s PayPal electronic payment system.