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European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google

The backlash over Big Tech's collection of personal data offers new hope to a number of little-known search engines that promise to protect user privacy

4 min read21 Nov 2018
News

Google not obligated to vet websites, German court rules

The German court says a search engine operator need only take action if it is notified of a clearly recognisable violation of individuals' rights, rather than checking ahead of time

1 min read27 Feb 2018
Companies

Google, Tencent agree to share patents in global tech alliance

The cross-licensing deal comes with an understanding that Google and Tencent will team up on developing future technologies

1 min read19 Jan 2018
Technology

Google targeted again as European Union is said to weigh search-result rules

Google may be forced to explain why it pushes down links in its search results under European Union rules being drafted this year

2 min read24 Oct 2017
Industry

Music piracy is on the rise worldwide

Music piracy is on the increase worldwide, with 40% of users accessing unlicensed music, up from 35% last year, global recorded music industry group IFPI said

2 min read19 Sep 2017
Industry

China tightens Internet rules for Baidu, other search engines

Chinese authorities will require Baidu and other search engines to report banned content and verify advertisers' qualifications in its latest attempt at Internet regulation

1 min read25 Jun 2016
Opinion

Does search violate Net neutrality?

The institution of paid search raises barriers to entry for firms that do not have the required marketing budgets

4 min read8 Feb 2016
Companies

Google turning its lucrative web search over to AI machines

For the past few months, a very large fraction of the queries into the company's search engine have been interpreted by an artificial intelligence system, nicknamed RankBrain

4 min read27 Oct 2015
Politics

Surge in smartphones’ popularity, social media threaten online news providers

More people are now discovering news through search engines and social media rather than the front page of a news website

2 min read8 Jul 2015
Companies

‘Google It’ becomes ‘Hide It’ in wake of right to be forgotten

Even though Google posted an online tool to handle removal requests, it's unclear from the ruling how far it should be expected to censor the Internet

4 min read10 Jul 2014
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