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Google 'reveals user' over Gmail child abuse images Aug 4 2014. BBC Technology News.

Google devs: Tearing Chrome away from OpenSSL not that easy Custom BoringSSL fork not quite a drop-in replacement yet. Jul 25 2014. The Register. Neil McAllister.

Why Google Is Yanking Negative Coverage Of Powerful People From Its Searchs Jul 2 2014. Huffington Post. Jack Mirkinson.

Google to plonk tentacles on 'unwired' world w $1bn launch of 180-satelites Rushes past Facebook to get at juicy emerging markets. Jun 2 2014. The Register. Simon Rockman.

Google Glass teardown puts rock-bottom price on hardware Google objects to notion that $1500 headset only costs $80 to make. May 1 2014. The Register. Shaun Nichols.

A Year with Google Glass Will Turn You Into an Obnoxious Monster Apr 15 2014. The Wire. Connor Simpson.

Google kills fake anti-virus app that hit No. 1 on Play charts No ads! No battery drain! No functionality! And no credibility for Google. Apr 8 2014. The Register. Richard Chirgwin.

Microsoft-backed lobby demands market test of Google's proposed 'search fix Settlement deal could be a matter of days away for ad giant. Jan 31 2014. The Register. Kelly Fiveash.

Google's Nest Acquisition Targets Smart Homes In A Digital World Jan 15 2014. Huffington Post. Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press.

Google To Pay $17 Million Fine For Secretly Following You Online Nov 18 2013. Huffington Post. Gerry Smith.

US lawmakers question Google over privacy policy Politicos ask if Chocolate Factory's new rules violate an FTC agreement. Jan 27 2012. The Register. Brid-Aine Parnell.

Why grill Google over web dominance? It has none Nobody wants Chocolate Factory chocolate any more. Oct 4 2011. The Register. Matt Asay.

Closed, Says Google, but Shops' Signs Say Open `nuke your competitor'. Sep 5 2011. New York Times. David Segal.

Google Apps boss says cloud computing is your destiny 'Everybody' will move to the heavens. Feb 17 2011. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google Finds It Hard to Reinvent Philanthropy Jan 29 2011. New York Times. Stephaneie Strom and Miguel Helft.

Why Wouldn't Google Mirror WikiLeaks? Commentary. Dec 8 2010. Business Insider. John Battelle, Searchblog.

My, little Google, how big, fast and spooky you've grown Oct 2 2010. Globe and Mail. Elizabeth Renzetti.

Google Instant - more searches, less thought Sergey Brin gets in your head. Sep 9 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

South Korean Police Raid Google Office Aug 10 2010. New York Times. Choe Sang-Hun.

Giant Step Into Travel for Google Jul 1 2010. New York Times. Brad Stone and Jad Mouawad.

Watchdog calls for Google break-up Urges DoJ to investigate. Apr 23 2010. The Register. John Oates.

Watchdog calls for Google break-up Urges DoJ to investigate. Apr 23 2010. The Register. John Oates.

'Larry and Sergey' to offload 10m Google shares AKA $5.5 billion. Jan 23 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google too powerful, warns German minister You can have too much of a non-evil thing. Jan 11 2010. The Register. John Oates.

The Science of Managing Search Ads Search engine marketing. Dec 21 2009. New York Times. Miguel Helft.

Google Books opens French front in war with publishers Google, copyright. Sep 25 2009. The Register. Chris Williams.

Google's doing to Twitterbook what it's doing to copyright Wave: Stealing your lunch 2.0. Jun 1 2009. The Register. Andrew Orlowski.

Google brands ebook monopoly critics 'shortsighted' Google "privatizing our libraries". May 21 2009. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google turns analytical engine inwards Clicks for nothing, money for free.... May 20 2009. The Register. Bill Ray.

Google Book-Scanning Pact to Give Libraries Input on Price Exclusive rights to "orphaned" copyrights.... May 20 2009. New York Times. Miguel Helft.

New Mood in Antitrust May Target Google But then again, maybe not.... May 17 2009. New York Times. Steve Lohr and Miguel Helft.

Data, Not Design, Is King in the Age of Google The King is in the counting house.... May 9 2009. New York Times. Miguel Helft.

Google money machine defies common sense Advertisers shrink, ads expand. Apr 9 2009. The Register. Cade Metz.

Privacy campaigner vows legal challenge to Google Street View UK challenge to Street View. Mar 20 2009. The Register. Out-Law.com.

Google cranks up the Consensus Engine Dec 14 2008. The Register. Andrew Oriowski.

Google slows data center empire expansion Growth limited by "volatile economic conditions". Dec 6 2008. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google News farce triggers Wall Street sell-off Google, business. Sep 10 2008. The Register. Cade Metz.

Country mice oppose Yahoogle Search engine monopolies. Jun 9 2008. The Register. Cade Metz.

World realizes Google home page is 'illegal' Is what's good for the goose good for the Google?. Jun 3 2008. The Register. Cade Metz.

The Human Touch That May Loosen Google's Grip One percent of search market share = 1 billion $. Jun 23 2007. New York Times. Randall Stross.

Planet Google Wants You "Google's benign dictatorship". Oct 15 2006. New York Times. Alex Williams.

Electronic Frontier Foundation issues Google Desktop Warning Google rifles your desk, helps itself. Feb 11 2006. The Register. John Leyden.

Janet Jackson's jub tops Google search list The top ten Google searches for 2005. Dec 22 2005. The Register. Lester Haines.

The worse Google gets, the more money it makes? Google, business. The Register.

77% of Google users don't know it records personal data Google, privacy. The Register.

Ethics

Europe Offers to Let Google Settle Potential Antitrust Charges May 21 2012. New York Times. James Kanter.

Google Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Government Aug 24 2011. New York Times. Claire Cain Miller.

Google fights to hide incriminating emails You said what? To whom?. Aug 8 2011. The Register. Bill Ray.

Google's advertising system under US investigation May 11 2011. BBC Business News. British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC.

Google's copyright review: Google lays down the Google law Dear Professor Hargreaves. This is what you will do.... Mar 18 2011. The Register. Andrew Orlowski.

Europe Inquiry Focuses on Google Business Practice Jan 13 2011. New York Times. James Kanter.

Google accused of hard-coding own links in search Harvard prof waves Google antitrust 'smoking gun'. Nov 15 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google's Wi-Fi sniff probe reveals 'criminal intent' - PI 'We paid them to say what?'. Jun 9 2010. The Register. John Oates.

Google chief Eric Schmidt downplays wi-fi privacy row May 18 2010. BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Jonathan Fildes.

Google knew YouTube did evil, but bought it anyway Elastic ethics. Mar 19 2010. The Register. Andrew Oriowski.

Google to flee China on April 10, says report Announcement on Monday. Apparently.. Mar 19 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google '99.9%' certain to pull China search plug At some unspecified point in the future. Mar 14 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

China warns Google over uncensored search threat Stop filtering and 'you will bear the consequences'. Mar 12 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

We will stop censoring when we stop Google: 'no timetable' on China talks. Mar 2 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google co-founder: Maybe we'll stay in China after all Brin Preaches to the unconverted. Feb 15 2010. The Register. Kelly Fiveash.

China swings at Clinton as Schmidt fudges exit plan When I say pull out, what I mean is..... Jan 22 2010. The Register. John Oates.

For Google, a Threat to China With Little Revenue at Stake Marketing move?. Jan 14 2010. New York Times. Miguel Helft.

Google may exit China following 'highly targeted' attack Human rights activists hit in 20 company dragnet. Jan 13 2010. The Register. Dan Goodin.

Google, Citing Cyber Attack, Threatens to Exit China Jan 12 2010. New York Times. Miguel Helft and John Markoff.

Google Apologizes to Chinese Authors Jan 11 2010. New York Times. Andrew Jacobs.

Google book scanners apologize to Chinese scribes Sorry for the poor communication - not the scanning. Jan 11 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google (still) pocketing dollars for free clicks 10 months of 'conversion inflation syndication fraud'. Jan 5 2010. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google Loses in French Copyright Case French court rules Googles infringed copyrights. Dec 19 2009. New York Times. Matthew Saltmarsh.

Google trademark grab defies mounting lawsuits Google, copyright. May 15 2009. The Register. Cade Metz.

Google Threatened With Sanctions Over Photo Mapping Service in Germany Google, privacy. Apr 19 2009. New York Times. Kevin J. O-Brien.

Google's trademark keyword sale kyboshed by Appeals Court Google: intellectual property. Apr 7 2009. The Register. Out-Law.com.

Is Google Legal? Google, intellectual property. Oct 29 2006. The Register. Struan Robertson.

Google News faces 1m Euro fine in Brussels Google, legal. Sep 19 2006. The Register. Jan Libbenga.

Electronic Frontier Foundation issues Google Desktop Warning Google, privacy. Feb 11 2006. The Register. John Leyden.

10 things the Google ethics committee could discuss Google, ethics. Jan 13 2006. BBC News. BBC.

Campaigners quiz Google on China play Google, human rights. Jan 13 2006. The Register. Lucy Sheffiff.

Google Censorship, How it Works Google, censorship. Seth Finkelstein's Home Site.

Google pulls 'we don't censor' statement Google, censorship. The Register.

Jew Watch, Google, and Search Engine Optimization Google, ethics. Seth Finkelstein's Home Site.

Google accused of profiting from child porn Google, ethics. The Register.

Google vs Evil Google, ethics. Wired.

Google cops more flak over China Google, ethics. The Register.

Google Kowtows to China Google, ethics. The Register.

Googles Guide to Plagiarism (removed from site) Google, intellectual property. Google.

Google revs up its scanners Google, intellectual property. The Register.

Google Talk accused of patent infringement Google, legal. The Register.

French Publisher Sues Google Google, legal. The Register.

Authors sue Google Google, legal. The Register.

Lawsuit claims Google overcharges advertisers Google, legal. The Register.

Google Loses Belgian News Appeal Google, legal. The Register.

Publishers join forces to sue Google Google, legal. The Register.

APF sues Google Google, legal. The Register.

Google Defies Order That It Publish Adverse Belgian Ruling Google, legal. New York Times.

Google faces 1 million Euro fine in Brussels Google, legal. The Register.

Google developing eavesdropping software Google, privacy. The Register.

Test Flights Into the Google Cloud May 7 2010. New York Times. Brad Stone.