December 21, 2005 – MichaelZimmer.org

Governments Tremble at Google’s Bird’s-Eye View

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 21, 2005in Information Ethics, Search Engines

The New York Times finally picks up on this discussion about how some governments are concerned over the detailed images of sensitive sites Google Earth makes available to the public.

Bias in Google-AOL Deal; “Unethical,” says Microsoft

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 21, 2005in Privacy, Search Engines

I'm late (due to end-of-semester grading) to the discussion of the recent Google-AOL deal. The key points:Google spends $1 billion to gain a 5% stake in AOL;Google offers special promotion and links to AOL (as sponsored links) for searches which…