The Digg team has been hard at work in trying to create a viable RSS aggregation alternative to the outgoing Google Reader. Now, just one week before Google Reader is scheduled to be shelved, Digg has started offering the Digg Reader beta to a limited number of users.
Google keeps working on many different products and services. While some of these are finalized and launched eventually, many never make it to the public. Rumors have it that the search giant is now working on a new web application called ‘Google Mine.’
Although the US government has long been legally asking different companies to divulge data, these companies are usually bound by FISA courts not to reveal the details of such requests. Google has now filed a motion against such gag orders, invoking the First Amendment.
A number of internet regulations, devised by different internet companies as well as regulatory authorities, have tried hard to curb online child porn. Google is now spearheading a new effort to that end, creating a new cross-industry database highlighting instances of child porn, making it easier for different organizations to report them.
Yesterday, we reported that after working on ‘Project Loon’ for quite some time, Google has finally initiated the pilot phase of the project in New Zealand. The pilot phase will test the viability of providing internet access through hot air balloons. A professor at DePauw University has now stated that this project can potentially benefit huge segments of the population.
In the past, Google has talked about the idea of launching hot air balloons in order to bring internet access to remote regions. Being touted as ‘Project Loon’, Google is now taking early steps to test the practicality of the initiative. To that end, the company has now launched a pilot project in New Zealand.
Iranian elections are just around the corner and the event has taken on a global stature, given the immense interest of the world. While a lot of anticipation surrounds the elections in Iran, Google has now issued an alert about a large-scale phishing attack that has been launched against Iranian users.
Google Glass has been criticized by many as a device that would allow easy invasion of others’ privacy. Although Google has refuted such contentions, the company seems to act by itself. In its shareholders meeting, Google recently restricted anyone from bringing Google Glass to the venue.