Gee, this doesn’t seem fairly crappy at all. Use an ad-blocker? Want that company to decide which ads you can see and which you can’t based mostly on who’s willing to pay them and agree to some “policy” that you don’t really get any say in as a user? That’s not exactly giving the end-user…
Google is really doing a lot for apps customers to make it easier to store data in the cloud. Security improvements, and now improvements to make it easier for companies to use Google Drive without losing what they need in terms of Information Governance and eDiscovery, mean that corporations can seriously think about storing data…
As you may know, when the EFF Released Privacy Badger as Do Not Track Tool I was excited to share the news, and curious to see how it worked in real life. On one hand it is a great way to see what sites are actually keeping track of you, and give you some control…
“One might conclude that Google is the Internet law maker after “Google said that starting in November it would begin penalizing sites that show these “please install our app” ads.” The New York Times article on September 2, 2015 entitled “Competitors Accuse Google of Using Search to Diminish Apps” included these blog post comments from…
Generally speaking, I like the idea. Where it falls flat for me is when someone sends me their travel itinerary so that I know their coming and goings, and Google adds the trip to my calendar. If they can get a filter for that sort of thing, that would be great. Are you listening Google?…
I’m beginning to wonder. First, consider this TED talk bout how customization in search results has led to “filter bubbles” where we are only being directed to information we already tend to agree with. Then consider how much influence Google has over search results, and how often they make algorithm changes that no one really…