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Google launches chrome for a cause extension

Google has decided to compete against Microsoft by donating to charities based on usage of their products. The company has released a new Google Chrome Extension named chrome for a cause extension. The extension would calculate the number of tabs…

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Google Updates Anti-Censorship Weapons

Earlier this year Google launched an innovative “Government Requests map,” which showed how regularly governments around the world were asking Google to remove information or content from its index and services. Google won plaudits for the initiative, as well as…

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Google Invests $86 Million In Low-Income Housing

Google is partnering with U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), a division of U.S. Bank; to create an $86 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. According to a release issued today, the funding will be used towards the construction…

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Google Street View not welcome in Germany

Today Google registered the largest amount of news items in Covalence EthicalQuote database, all negatives. This information flow is due to massive protests in Germany regarding Google Street View. Many Germans are not willing to have their house pictured by…

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Greater Transparency Around Government Requests

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through…

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Pékin-Google : le bras de fer s’engage

En décidant le 12 janvier de ne plus respecter la censure qui lui ouvre les portes du marché chinois, fut-ce au prix de son éviction, Google pose là  un ultimatum inattendu, au nom de ses valeurs éthiques. Mais l'entreprise, qui…

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Google takes China to task over attacks — threatens to leave

To be clear, after what Google called a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack,” Google is now going to review their options when it comes to China, starting with the new policy to cease the government mandated censorship on Google.cn. If…

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Google wants to help watch over forests

Google has unveiled a tool that lets scientists and defenders of the environment use the internet to keep an eye on what is left of the Earth's forests. 'We hope this technology will help stop the destruction of the world's…

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Google Earth Pro unveiled for African NGOs

Google has unveiled its Google Earth Pro software to coincide with the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen in December. The software is available through the Google Earth Outreach Program, which lets local NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and other public-benefit organizations…

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