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Unicorns, Freemasons and the Devil: Google and our pollies

Google reveals all about our politicians — or at least the impression we have of them. Freelance writer Ben Westcott investigates the curse of auto-complete searching.

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How the government can protect privacy in the digital panopticon

Individuals’ privacy is under historic assault from both government and corporations, and there’s little enthusiasm for trying to save it.

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R(IP)SS: Google Reader’s death a wake-up call

The closure of Google Reader is a reminder of both the dangers and opportunities of cloud-based services. When they’re gone, they’re really gone — then what are you going to do?

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Through Google’s looking Glass, retail stores and branded products

Would you wear computer glasses? And would you buy them in a physical Google store? The tech giant is shifting its strategy to embrace old-world retailing and new-world technology.

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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits

New research suggests plastic grocery bag bans in San Francisco have resulted in an increased number of deaths by food poisoning.

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Google’s North Korea maps: what we can learn from

Google’s detailed new maps of North Korea are a reminder not to fall into the trap of demonising populations, writes Charles Richardson.

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Gillard’s ‘stop the trolls’ plan will please the media, but it’s nothing new

Now there’s a war on cyberbullying. What is the government up to, and will it make a difference?

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Media briefs: Hun hatchet … Plibersek a Lib? … Lance v Oprah …

What’s happened to the subbing on Rupert’s Leader suburban papers in Melbourne? One article in last week’s Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader contained references to “State Labor Health Minister David Davis” (he’s from the Liberal Party).

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Tech in ’12: take nothing for granted online

In 2012, Big Copyright suffered several setbacks. And Big Data ramped up its efforts. Our technology expert looks back and forward at the world online.

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‘Trial by Google’ the new threat to privacy, Leveson warns

Trial by media? Trial by Google is the real threat to privacy, Lord Justice Brian Leveson told a Sydney audience today — fresh from delivering his media ethics report to the UK government.

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Excision might be the answer, but the question is wrong

Crikey readers weigh in on the biggest issues of the day.

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Google defames us all, but should we sue?

What is to “publish” in the digital age? Search engines are now targets as we wake up to the fact the law says we’re publishing every time we go online.

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Google, Facebook the giants of Australian online media

In a worrying trend for mainstream media, Australians are turning away from traditional news sources in their search for information. Facebook leads the pack.

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Forget government data retention, Google has you wired

Mandatory data retention proposals have libertarians in a flap. But what Google and a bunch of other companies are doing via Wi-Fi is much worse.

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Video of the Day: if you get lost in the car …

Crikey doesn’t want to promote Google, but we do want to give a dose of therapy to everyone stuck at a computer in the bowels of a large building today. Google is shooting street view underwater, so why not relax with the coral and the fish for a few minutes. As someone posted on YouTube, […]

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Why, on the face of it, Facebook is struggling

Is the death of Facebook somewhat exaggerated?

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Apple step up war on Google Maps

In the latest example of Apple and Google’s now fractured relationship, Apple have released new operating systems with map software that replace Google data with its own, reports the NYT.

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Google up the ante with ‘database of everything in the world’

This week Google will roll out a potentially game-changing new feature called the Knowledge Graph, which will present “factoids” taken from a database of 500 million items, reports Rafe Needleman.

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Google set to grow Aussie start-up scene

Google is rolling out a new series of networking and tutorial events aimed at growing Australia’s start-up scene, reports Oliver Milman.

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Facebook is profitable, but $86 billion is still speculation

Facebook’s IPO Roadshow, 30 minutes of video Kool-Aid that you can’t fast forward, contains all the usual elements of Silicon Valley hype.

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Google pays no Oz tax on $940m ad sales? How?

Yesterday we learnt Google Australia has paid no tax on an estimated $940 million in web search advertising revenue generated locally, writes Chris Seage, a tax consultant and former ATO audit manager.

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Street View Wi-Fi: is it Google’s News of the World moment?

Google is, at its heart, a software research, development and engineering company that’s built and operates one of the biggest and most complex set of computer systems on the planet.

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Google could have a new savour: Pinterest

Having staked so much on its success, Google can’t afford Google+ to fail, yet virtually nobody uses it. Acquiring emerging social media platform Pinterest could be just what the doctor ordered, writes Kyle Wagner.

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Google+ isn’t dead yet

It may be widely perceived as a social media platform populated by cyber tumbleweeds, but Google says a whopping 100 million people have used Google+ in the last 30 days, reports Lisa O’Carroll and Josh Hallday.

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Goldman Sachs exec’s public resignation and other classic dummy spits

Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith’s resignation letter can be seen as a growing trend, particularly in the United States, for departing employees to attack the culture of the company they are leaving. Let’s have a look at five high-profile examples.

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