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Google warns of Iranian government spy campaign
Ben Johnson Jun 14, 2013
Google says it has found evidence the Iranian government is spying on its citizens. The tech giant suspects the Iranian government is trying to head off any political unrest by looking at citizens' email correspondence.
Yahoo will give you your name back
Mark Garrison Jun 13, 2013
Yahoo is giving you a shot at reclaiming your good name. It’s shutting down accounts that have been dormant for more than a year, meaning a pile of usernames will soon be available for the taking in mid-July.
Yahoo's acquisition merry-go-round continues
Katie Long Jun 13, 2013
Last month Yahoo laid down a cool $1.1 billion to get hip with its acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Now the company is adding two more purchases to their shopping list: Rondee and Ghostbird.
Silicon Valley companies call for greater transparency in PRISM program
Sabri Ben-Achour Jun 12, 2013
The tech companies' sudden, overt concern about transparency in government surveillance may be as much about protecting themselves as consumers.
Google gets its Waze, boosts map data
Ben Johnson Jun 12, 2013
Google has confirmed it will acquire the social mapping startup Waze. The news comes after intense reported interest from Apple and Facebook.
Google wants to reveal details of government's data requests
Kai Ryssdal Jun 11, 2013
As of right now, it's not allowed to even acknowledge those requests, let alone how many of them there are and for what kind of data.
Waze: A volunteered, social sort of surveillance?
Queena Kim Jun 10, 2013
Google scoops up the crowd-sourced social mapping app, where users volunteer their location and traffic details. How does volunteer surveillance data compare to the PRISM/NSA variety?
Google wants to know where you're driving
Mark Garrison Jun 10, 2013
Google is reportedly acquiring the navigation company Waze for more than a billion dollars. The acquisition will further swell Google's pile of personal data -- it also keeps Waze out of the hands of Google's competitors.
Google's 'Nooglers' star in 'The Internship'
Queena Kim Jun 6, 2013
The new Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson movie, “The Internship” opens Friday, but one of the stars of the film isn't an actor, it's a propeller hat all new Google employees wear.
You may be surprised at who is a 'patent troll'
Stacey Vanek Smith Jun 4, 2013
President Barack Obama is taking steps to rein in 'patent trolls', but some of America's biggest companies use similar tactics.
