Googles issues with the Chinese authorities continued this week, with
disruption to Gmail users access to their email in the Middle Kingdom. Google
Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) company shares ended the week at 579.74 (as of 3/25/2011).
Weekly News Roundup: Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Monday 21 March Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) has blamed the Chinese government for its recent Gmail problems.
As The Northern Star pointed out in a recent article, many Gmail users have
complained about recent hampered access to their email inboxes. It was reported
that the government intensified its internet censorship after certain elements
of society attempted to spread the Middle Eastern 'Jasmine Revolution' in
China via internet. While commenting on 'Access Interruption' complaints
from customers, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said that, There is no technical issue
on our side. We have checked extensively. This is a government blockage
carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail. Tuesday 22 March
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been fined by French regulators over privacy
issues. The search engine giant was fined for privacy violations, even after
admitting that it made some mistakes while collecting data for online mapping.
According to reports, the French privacy agency has imposed a fine of $142,000,
saying that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has violated many privacy rules including
multiple projects including the street view cams. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) had
apologized for collecting email and other passwords from Wi-Fi networks.
Wednesday 23 March A Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive has won a JFK award for
courage after a show of bravery in Egypt. Wael Ghonim, the Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG) executive who became a part of the Egyptian revolution, has been
selected for the annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. It was
reported that Mr. Ghonim won the award for his contribution to the reform that
inspired similar movements in other countries. The award will be presented by
Caroline Kennedy at the JFK Library and Museum on May 23. Thursday 24 March
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has doodled on Magician Houdini's birthday. It is
the 137th birthday of Houdini, the greatest of magicians, and the search engine
giant paid tribute to the legend with a special Houdini doodle. The magician is
depicted handcuffed, performing his signature escape trick. Google Inc.
(NASDAQ:GOOG)'s Doodles have been celebrating various special days, paying
tribute to legends and historic events in an exclusive way, a way that that
helps millions across the globe to remember the rich heritage of the past.
Friday 25 March Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has closed the Android 3.0 Honeycomb
source code in order to prevent its unauthorized use on smart phones. The search
engine giant said in an official statement that the latest version of Android,
which was designed for tablets, is not yet ready to be used in other devices and
the company does not want the outside developers to experiment with it. The
device manufacturers will not be affected by the delay in public release.
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