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Google-Backed Scholar: Search Results Protected by the First Amendment

In a Google-funded report on the constitutional rights of an Internet search, UCLA law professor—and blogger—Eugene Volokh makes a lofty claim about the legal rights of any given Google search: The weight, placement, and even omission of search results deserve the same free speech protection as the …

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Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury

A jury ruled that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.

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FTC Wants in on Google Antitrust Action

The Justice Department has made a habit of delving into Google’s acquisitions and business dealings throughout the Obama administration. Now the Federal Trade Commission is looking for a piece of the action.

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Google Could Face $10 Million Fine For Tracking Safari Users

Google may see the costliest repercussion from its alleged Apple Safari privacy breach coming from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Google News Gets Deeper Ties to Google+

Google News has a new look, and it's not just cosmetic. Besides adding larger thumbnail photos that dynamically expand when users click on topics, the news-aggregating service now has stronger ties to Google+.

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Hey Google — your G+ desperation is showing

Google is doing everything it can to integrate the Google+ social network into all of its properties, so that it can become a "social layer" across the entire company. But that same behavior …

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Google Street View privacy scandal broadens

Reports cast doubt on Google's assurances that it did not realize its street-mapping cars were snatching personal data from home Wi-Fi networks and that one lone engineer was to blame. SAN FRANCISCO — It looks likeGoogle Inc.won't be able to …

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Google Teaches Employees To "Search Inside Yourself"

There's a new search program at Google, but one without a magic algorithm. This program lets you search inside yourself so you can find, well, yourself. Cleverly titled ?Search Inside Yourself," it's a free course Google provides employees that is designed to teach …

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Google Drive's Six Substantial Slip-ups

Google Drive is a fine cloud service; it's just not perfect. We've tracked down the six biggest criticisms holding Drive back from awesomeness.

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Google Probe Raises Question: How Do You Fix A Monopoly?

Google is discovering the trap Microsoft ran into — when you win the technology game, the rules of competition change.

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