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Google Knows Where I Am and Everything Else I Do
Google Knows Where I Am and Everything Else I Do
This weekend Samsung alerted me that my cell phone was ready for an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 which apparently also set the GPS receiver to "on". This morning I went out for a walk, loaded Google Maps, clicked "use GPS" and started walking. This was my first time with ...
Google admits breaking App Store rules
news.cnet.com — Google acknowledged breaking the official rules of Apple's iPhone software development kit when it created the latest... version of the Google Mobile application for the iPhone, but denied a more serious charge. A Google spokesman confirmed Tuesday ... (more) Google admits breaking App Store rules
Google: Could They Have Two Down Rev Years Ahead?
blogs.barrons.com — Here’s a scary thought for Google (GOOG) shareholders: What if the company’s revenues were to shrink in... 2009 - and then shrink again in 2010? That’s the unpleasant scenario that Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry laid ... (more) Google: Could They Have Two Down Rev Years Ahead?
Google Mobile - Google Mobile Help
google.com — Welcome to the new Google Mobile Help Forum! In this community you can find answers to your... mobile questions and help others find the answers to theirs. Please check out our posting guidelines before you start posting. Quick tip: to help us and ... (more) Google Mobile - Google Mobile Help
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The End Of Online Anonymity
ReadWriteWeb — ... Finally, there is Google, the company we joke around as being "our new overlords." The reality is that we have, in fact, turned over vast amounts of our personal identity to this company in exchange for free webmail with pretty themes, snappy web browsing experiences, free analytics tools, more. As Allen Stern noted this weekend, "Google Knows Where I Am and Everything I Do." (If you want to jump even deeper down that rabbit hole, take a closer look at ...

Poll: Who Do You Trust More, Google or Facebook?
SitePoint — ... A couple of weeks ago blogger Allen Stern wrote a great and eye opening outline of how much Google might actually know about you. Taken all at once, Stern’s list can really be somewhat alarming, so it would not be surprising if consumers are starting to grow wary of the company. ...

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