July 28, 2009 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google Book Search Settlement and Reader Privacy: Questions & Answers

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 28, 2009in Information Ethics, Privacy, Search Engines

As the possible approval of the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement looms, various advocacy groups have brought attention to the fact that Google might gain even greater ability to monitor the books you browse, the pages you read, and even the highlights and marginal notes you make on digital copies of books.

The Public Index: A Website to Study and Discuss the Google Book Search Settlement

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 28, 2009September 1, 2025in Information Ethics, Privacy, Search Engines

New York Law School professor (and fellow Yale ISP alum), James Grimmelmann, has launched The Public Index: A Website to Study and Discuss the Google Book Search Settlement. From his announcement: The Public-Interest Book Search Initiative at New York Law…