Google gets into politics
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| As Google gets bigger and the pots of cash grow, so the firm needs
| to increase its political influence. As it buys up companies from
| around the world and integrates them into its machine, its activities
| are bound to attract the close eye of Washington, and a public
| policy department is sure to serve as a focus for 'interaction'
| between Google and the government.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40392
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Google to recruit a bevy of Europeans lobbyists
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| Google, the search engine heavyweight, is no longer prepared to
| stay out of the business of fashioning the political environment
| for decisions made in Europe. For lobbying work on its behalf the
| company is at present searching in numerous large European cities
| for politics-savvy lawyers; one such "European Policy Counsel"
| position will be available in Hamburg/Berlin.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/87158/from/rss09
Privacy International demands apology from Google over smear campaign
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| Privacy International has accused Google of embarking upon a smear
| campaign within the media to discredit both PI and a report, to be
| published in full later in the year, which ranks the privacy
| performance of the top Internet service companies.
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| The Google response should be interesting, to say the least. Expect
| this one to run and run, up to and beyond the date in September
| when that final report is published...
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1491.html
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