Switzerland takes Google to court

Google Web Directory massive search before the trial in Switzerland because of concerns about privacy service Street View.

The full application view 360-level version of a street-level location.

Not "many forward and registration plates made known to many," said Hans Peter Thuer Data Commissioner.

Google said it was disappointed by the move. The company says it is confident that Street View is legal in Switzerland and will "vigorously contest" the case.

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Lord Thuer concerned for people who demonstrated in particular in sensitive places such as hospitals, prisons or schools.

He also stated that the height of the camera problems, as it allowed opinions could fences, hedges and walls, which means that more can be seen from street view by passerby than normal.

The commissioner said Google was asked in August to various measures and the application did not comply.

It is likely to take months before the actual trial will start, but it would be more direct impact on the Swiss service available.

Thuer Lord has asked the court to Google pictures of all of Switzerland and stop further removal until a decision is made.

False alarm: Google does not index protected Twitter [tweet]

J Los Angeles times and now, Mashable reported that the vulnerability in Twitter [tweet] a complete copy to be protected indexed by Google. In considering this issue, we have found shows that Google is not protected [tweet], and indexing of all [tweet] Assembly, and some accounts now protected.

At first glance, it appears that there is a gap in the protected Tweet Twitter security, and Prime Minister [tweet] example of this is supposedly written by Bill Clinton showed a search engine. However, [tweet], which is shown here belong to the "fake Bill Clinton back when I owned @ billclinton and user account is private property. One of [tweet], and that is indexed by the groups in the @ billclinton can be found, he emigrated to @ here.It notbillclinton account, it seems that all accounts of those Twitter users may have protected them since they opened, they are in danger to be indexed tweets.] As it turns out that if at some point, this is an overview, then [tweet] made the while still living in the Google index.

This incident is definitely afraid of the accounts to protect consumers who value their privacy highly on the site and put some confidence in the [tweet] Twitter for their own safety. Twitter has had some security in the past with a large number of corporate documents are out, and before that with many of the key figures in the accounts is simplified. Because "[tweet] protected risk" Failure is essentially without a problem, and it seems that Twitter is the Security Service under control at the moment. Privacy and trust are important issues for companies such as Twitter and this is the real issue, of course, will be a lot of consumers have felt betrayed.

"Google went" global campaign will

Google claims more than 2 million companies and 20 million people have migrated to Google Apps, a move the company promoted through the expansion of "Gone with the groups of" marketing program.

Google's official blog on Monday, placed in the components of an ongoing stream of companies that have adopted its services, including not only to Google Apps, but also the Postini spam filtering and group projects research tools.

In August, he asked the customer groups to tweet the benefits of using applications and Internet services, and now the company has collected in this [tweet] GoogleAtWork site Twitter.

Through the movie "Gone with the Google" marketing campaign, the company was able to connect to stories of corporate customers who have converted to groups and applications do not have to deal with problems in the management of e-mail servers or rolling out software updates. "

In the movie "Gone with the Google" The campaign also included advertising in high traffic locations, such as airports and stations. Satisfied with the results, Google said it extended the campaign to other countries, including Britain, France, Canada, Japan, Australia and Singapore.

Carrying a bag containing documents, Google, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Apps has been adopted by large companies need more programs that cost less and easier to maintain. Conversion to include user groups with 20,000 applications, Motorola, Genentech with 16,300 users, and Valio with 30,000 users.

Google has also been more creative in the companies pay for their services. As an example, the company's applications to synchronize Outlook Plug and allows users to forecast, but the move from Microsoft Exchange.

Even Google ad in response to the situation. In the past, the company has generally avoided strengthen its own, greater reliance on word of mouth to grow search and advertising business. But in recent times become less shy to enter the advertising market, and using television, billboards and other areas is unique to promote the applications of Google and Chrome browser.