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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "google"

Google: Good or Evil When It Comes to the Environment?

Google: Good or Evil When It Comes to the Environment?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 3, 2008.
Google's motto is "Don't be evil." But when it comes to its environmental impact, some think the company can't live up to its own hype.

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The "War on Terror" Hits the Web

Jessica Lee, Indypendent. June 10, 2008.
Members of Congress are going after YouTube in their attempts to crack down on "Islamic terrorist organizations."

Does the Microsoft-Yahoo! Merger Threaten Google?

Does the Microsoft-Yahoo! Merger Threaten Google?

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. April 16, 2008.
A look at the facts on Microhoo!

How to Tell Greenwashing from Real Corporate Responsibility

How to Tell Greenwashing from Real Corporate Responsibility

Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. March 7, 2008.
A look at corporations like Exxon, Chevron, Target, Google and others.

We Can Now Map Everything -- from Illness to Endangered Species

We Can Now Map Everything -- from Illness to Endangered Species

Jessica Clark, In These Times. March 1, 2008.
Thanks to Google and others, you can plug in your zip code and find out if the flu is in your neighborhood. But where is all this mapping taking us?

Google Censors a Site That Exposes United Nations Corruption

Google Censors a Site That Exposes United Nations Corruption

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 20, 2008.
After more than two years, Inner City Press disappears from Google News.

A Polite Message from the Surveillance State

A Polite Message from the Surveillance State

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 29, 2008.
If only the government would warn you when it was recording your conversations, like Google.

Internet Behemoth Google Throws Down Green Energy Gauntlet

Internet Behemoth Google Throws Down Green Energy Gauntlet

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 6, 2007.
More corporate green-washing, or is Google ahead of the curve?

Will Google's Greed Ruin the Internet?

Will Google's Greed Ruin the Internet?

Jeffrey Chester, The Nation. October 6, 2007.
Google's new marketing strategy poses a huge threat to our privacy and democratic aspirations for the Internet.

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Google Wants to Track Your Medical History -- And Your Genome

Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.
Are you ready to entrust this deeply personal information to a company that recently received a failing grade in privacy?

Google vs. Michael Moore's

Google vs. Michael Moore's "Sicko"

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2007.
Duncan Riley: In an interesting move, Google has come out against controversial documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's latest documentary

Google My Bedroom

Google My Bedroom

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. June 13, 2007.
Google's newest widget has questionable ethics. Do you really want to walk down the street never knowing whether your furtive nose-picking has been captured and broadcast to the Google-using public?

The War Against Google

The War Against Google

Jeffrey Chester, TheNation.com. April 4, 2007.
We should not leave decisions about how digital content is paid for and distributed just to Google and its ever-growing list of corporate competitors.

Data Crash 2027

Data Crash 2027

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. March 6, 2007.
When you store all the ephemera and all the hard work you've done in your life on someone else's server -- Gmail, Flickr, etc. -- you risk a whole lot more than exposing your life to prying eyes.

GooTube is Dead

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. October 17, 2006.
So what will you lose when Google turns YouTube into one of its searchable data troves?