Plus Google and privacy: first impressions

On Sat, July 2, 2011 in Privacy , Social Networks , by Ernesto Belisario

For two days on the Web is almost exclusively about the news of the launch of Plus, the new Google social network. Since the service is still in beta, many (including myself) were quick to get an invitation to try out what has been defined as "the anti-Facebook." Obviously this is not [...]

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Houston, we have a problem: Google ordered to the "case Vividown"

On Wed, February 24, 2010, in Case interesting , by Ernesto Belisario

It 's news of a few minutes ago: three Google executives were convicted by the Criminal Court of Milan for breach of privacy in the notorious case "Vividown" concerning the publication of a video showing a child with Down syndrome and insulted beaten by four students. Still do not have the motivation of [...]

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Chrome: Google changes the license

On Fri, September 5, 2008 in Blogging , Open Source & Copyright , Privacy , by Ernesto Belisario

Over the last two post I expressed my concern about some provisions of the license to use Chrome, the new Google browser, hoping for a revision of the EULA. Well the concerns of the entire blogosphere have already prompted Google to change any of the clauses in question. Predictably, the first change was the clause [...]

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Google Chrome: still on license

On Wed, September 3, 2008, in Copyright , Miscellaneous , by Ernesto Belisario

In the previous post I presented some concerns in relation to the EULA of Google Chrome, the new browser that everyone talks about. Too focused on privacy issues, I have culpably neglected a strange and potentially dangerous, clause regarding copyright. 11. License granted by you to the Contents 11.1 You retain copyright and any [...]

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Google Chrome: read the license

On Wed, September 3, 2008 in Miscellaneous , Privacy , by Ernesto Belisario

Twenty-four hours on the web talking almost exclusively of the news of the launch of Chrome, Google's new browser. After a short wait and a much followed the presentation, many (including myself) have been quick to download and install what has been called "the browser of the future." Obviously you will not find reviews or [...]

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