WebmasterRadio.FM has released a fascinating, if not alarming, story series based on the issues of click fraud and terrorist fund raising that is sure to be the subject of many water cooler sessions. As the story unfolds we will know more but here is a snippet that describes the concerns/accusations against the pay per click industry:
More Orkut Legal Concerns For Google
Orkut is becoming quite a problem child for Google. Now that things have finally begun to calm down from its legal battle in Brazil, similar issues are cropping up in India. This new issue involves hate speech, while the Brazilian dispute involved both hate speech and child pornography. Company execs still aren’t likely to label this as “progress,” though.
AOL Renews Privacy Concerns In Congress
AOL’s shocking searcher log release has reignited the debate in Congress over whether to restrict Internet companies’ use and storage of user data. Though a bill aimed at protecting user privacy has been effectively tabled since February, the fallout from AOL’s data dump may bring it back into light.
Google Answers Enterprise Desktop Concerns
After Gartner Research published the opinion that Google Desktop users in a business setting should use the Enterprise version of the product, Google released an updated edition of that product.
Two Analysts Raise Google Concerns
After a year-plus of nearly continuous share price increases matched by equally lofty financial reports, a couple of stock market analysts think it’s time to sell Google investments.
Concerns Raised With AOL’s $1 billion Google Deal
Verne Kopytoff of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that not everyone is excited about AOL’s deal with Google.
Privacy Concerns May Impact Google Analytics
Business is up for one web analytics provider after Google rebranded Urchin and launched a version of it as a free service, and that could be due to privacy questions.
Google Earth Continues To Raise Security Concerns
It was just a few days ago that Australia’s nuclear power chief was complaining to Google about the detailed images of a nuclear reactor near Sydney accessed by Google Earth. And now, as reported this morning on NBC’s Today Show, the US military forces in Iraq are even more concerned.
China Attempts To Ease US and EU Concerns
China has placed new tariffs on its textile exports in an attempt to ease concerns of the United States, which has been increasing pressure on the country.
Anti-trust Concerns Join Microsofts Security Push
With the RSA Security Conference going strong this week, a number of high-profile security companies used this venue to highlight upcoming strategies and utilities.