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Google might have to filter piracy-related searches in France

Google might have to filter piracy-related searches in France
  • Posted July 19, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Google might be required to filter filesharing-related search terms in France, pending a decision by the nation's Court of Appeal. In early 2010, French recording industry group SNEP sought legal action in an effort to have terms like "torrent," "Rapidshare" and "Megaupload" censored from...

Google's Autocomplete may violate individual rights, says Japan court

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  • Posted March 26, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • A Tokyo court has issued a provisional order requesting Google to remove specific search terms from its "Autocomplete" feature. This request follows a petition launched by an unnamed Japanese man. Although his name is currently unknown, the individual's attorney claims…

Google adds Google+ data to search results, Twitter cries foul

Google adds Google+ data to search results, Twitter cries foul
  • Posted January 11, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Google has kicked off a new initiative dubbed "Search, Plus Your World" that aims to bring you more personalized search results. In the next few days, you should see two small icons on the top right of your search page that lets you toggle the type of results you see...

Google adds more sites to Autocomplete blacklist

Google adds more sites to Autocomplete blacklist
  • Posted November 24, 2011, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Earlier this year, Google quietly began blocking filesharing-related search terms from certain features. Queries such as "BitTorrent," "RapidShare," and "Megaupload" still produced valid results if you completed a full search, but disappeared...

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