Google's newest feature, "Search Plus Your World", is making a lot of people angry-- and it's not just because of the awkward name. The company's recent attempts to encourage adoption of Google+ are troubling, if not downright creepy (just like this picture of Eric Schmidt).
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“Where are you?” Such a simple question. The raison d’etre of cell phones. And a question that will define the century. Location services are here to stay, and they will irrevocably change both the physical and psychological terrain of our planet. They will come to represent the apex of algorithmic...
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Remember when companies was afraid of “bugs” in their offices? When wiretapping was an accepted paranoia? (Uhh… depending on your line of work.) Wasn’t it nice how the Web rolled around and gave us real, personal privacy? Encryption, spoofing, false trails, redirects– all these wonderful...
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