May 7, 2006 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google on Transparency

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 7, 2006in Information Ethics, Search Engines

At a panel on Internet Censorship in China at the Computers Freedom and Privacy conference, Google's senior policy counsel Andrew McLaughlin a set of principles to help Google cope with censorship in China and elsewhere: Disclose censorship to users. Google's…

Sprint Offers Family Locator Cellphone Tracking

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 7, 2006in Mobility, Personal Tech, Privacy

Sprint recently launched its Family Locator cellphone tracking program, entering the growing market of GPS-based cellphone surveillance products. Sprint has apparently engaged in value-sensitive design of this service: The child is notified by a text message each time his or…

Google Sued for Child Porn

Posted by Michael Zimmeron May 7, 2006in Information Ethics, Search Engines

Google is being sued for profiting from child pornography: Jeffrey Toback, a Democratic representative in New York's Nassau County Legislature, charged in a complaint filed Thursday that Google has been taking in billions of dollars by allowing child pornography and…