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Nicolaus Copernicus gets a Google doodle - Latest - New Straits Times :  " Google's latest doodle celebrates the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who transformed people's understanding of the solar system and is best known for his theory that the sun and not the Earth is at the centre of the universe." Related articles Nicolaus Copernicus celebrated in Google doodle

Internet users by country world map (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Beyond SOPA: the top nine tech policy stories of 2012 By Timothy B. Lee and Joe Mullin December 27, 2012 Arstechnica The year 2012 started off with one of the most dramatic developments in Internet policy to date: the total implosion of the SOPA/PIPA bills in mid-January. Of all the stories we covered this year, there's little question the outcry over SOPA most changed the debate in Washington . Congressional representatives were deluged by a record public outcry , getting eight million e-mails from regular Internet users within a few days. But 2012 was also the year smartphone patent wars actually hit the courts, making the fight between behemoths Apple vs Samsung another big story.  Also in the list was the courts giving stronger rights to the public to record police activities. Related articles Looking forward: The fight for Internet freedom SOPA dopes At CES, Internet Lobby Gets Rea...

Image via CrunchBase FTC ends long Google probe with mild reprimand | Reuters :  "Under the agreement, Google agreed to end the practice of "scraping" reviews and other data from rivals' websites for its own products, and to allow advertisers to export data to independently evaluate advertising campaigns , the Federal Trade Commission said." Related articles FTC ends long Google probe with mild reprimand Live: FTC Announces Results of Google Investigation Google, FTC reach agreement in anti-competition probe Google Said Set to Resolve FTC Antitrust Probe Tomorrow Google reportedly to settle antitrust probe on January 3 FTC to announce Google probe results live at 10 a.m. Regulators to make announcement on Google probe Google to Resolve FTC Antitrust Case Today, Report Says FTC May Announce Google Decision This Week Watch Live: FTC Ends Google Antitrust Probe

Kindle Fire HD 8.9-Inch 4G LTE Wireless Dolby Audio Dual-Band Wi-Fi 32 GB (Photo credit: Giftss ) Amazon to allow ads opt-out on Kindle Fire HD for $15 upcharge | PCWorld :  ""I wanted to let you know that with Kindle Fire HD there will be a special offers opt-out option for $15. We know from our Kindle reader line that customers love our special offers and very few people choose to opt out. We're happy to offer customers the choice," Amazon says." {well, T.G., for a measly extra $15 i won't get hammered by ads on my own $500 piece of property whose major function is to buy more product from Amazon.  how thoughtful of Amazon.  greedy pigs, i tell ya!}[ero] .. .ero .

The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight Français : Le Machu Picchu, site du Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO près de Cuzco au Pérou, au coucher du soleil Türkçe: Dünya Mirasları Listesi'nde bulunan Peru'daki Macchu Picchu'nun alaca karanlıktaki görüntüsü. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Lost Ancient Technology In The Highlands Of Peru - YouTube : " "

Image via Wikipedia BBC News - Google privacy changes 'in breach of EU law' : "The new agreement, which users cannot opt out of unless they stop using Google's services, will mean activity on all of the company's sites will be linked. Logging out of Google's services will reduce the amount of data stored by the company, although - like many other sites - it will still store anonymous data about web activity." .. .ero . Related articles Google's New Privacy Policy Violates EU Law, Regulators Say (gearcrave.com) What The Web Is Saying About Google's Privacy Policy (paidcontent.org) Google privacy policy changes spark EU inquiry (guardian.co.uk) Google Imposes New Privacy Policy - World Doesn't End (futurelawyer.typepad.com) Google Privacy (andrianaworld.wordpress.com) Google privacy policy changes: live Q&A (guardian.co.uk) Google Says New Privacy Policy Has Little Impact on Education Partners (chronicle.com)

Image via Wikipedia Google's top execs refuse to testify at Senate hearing - USATODAY.com : " Google's top executives have flatly refused to appear at a hearing by the Senate's antitrust subcommittee about business practices in the search industry. Instead, the search giant has assigned Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond to show up. The hearing is slated for later this summer, before the Senate's August recess." Related articles Google Could Face Subpoenas from FTC and Senate (adweek.com) Panel Pushing Google To Send Page Or Schmidt To Hearing (techdailydose.nationaljournal.com) FTC, Senate rachet up Google antitrust probes (news.cnet.com) Critics Cheer Possible Google Antitrust Probe (techdailydose.nationaljournal.com) FTC to hit Google with antitrust probe, report says (digitaltrends.com) Google faces subpoenas in antitrust probe (oregonlive.com) FTC launching antitrust probe over Google search, ad businesses (arstechnica.c...

Image via Wikipedia Google Nukes Rogue Android Apps On Users’ Devices - Andy Greenberg - The Firewall - Forbes “We are remotely removing the malicious applications from affected devices. This remote application removal feature is one of many security controls the Android team can use to help protect users from malicious applications,” . . . {this is one of the reasons that i find my new phone so scary, the other is that i don't know how to use it, but that's another story} . . . Related articles Google Responds to Android Malware with Remote App Removal (readwriteweb.com) Google using remote kill switch to swat Android malware apps (arstechnica.com)

Image via Wikipedia The technology of Santa | Marketplace From American Public Media : . . . "we are joined by North Pole technology consultants Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy . They explain such phenomena as Santa's revolutionary uranium-based reindeer propulsion system and Santa's ability to shrink an in-transit toy to a molecular level. Did you know Santa invented Google Maps ? We learn about tha t." .. .ero . Related articles Track Santa With NORAD and Google (mashable.com) Watch Santa Tour The Globe With Google Earth (crushable.com) Behind the Scenes: NORAD's Santa Tracker (cbsnews.com) Santa Tracker: Find Out Where He Is Now (news.sky.com) Santa Claus Gets Social Thanks to NORAD (nytimes.com)

YouTube - markfiore's Channel : "Science-gate From: markfiore | December 30, 2009 | 17,121 views http://www.MarkFiore.com  See who else is behind the ' Climate-gate ' emails that were release right before the Copenhagen climate summit . Who else is calling people idiots and letting their personal biases into their research correspondence? A Mark Fiore political animation." Science-gate .. .ero .