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A case currently making its way through the Supreme Court’s docket may have far-reaching implications for the future of privacy litigation. The case, Frank v. G
DuckDuckGo says you can go right ahead and log out of Google, then enter private browsing mode, but you’ll still see tailored search results.
Rival browser maker DuckDuckGo found users got different results for the same search, even when they were logged out or using Incognito mode.
If you look up information about reproductive health online, your browsing activity can end up in surprising places.
"I didn't see how we could justify standing on tradition when it was causing that kind of suffering...It really comes down to: How long does somebody have to pay for a mistake?"
HuffPost’s story about End Citizens United dropped to the second page of Google search results from right near the top.
Interviews with over a dozen current and former Google employees highlight a commitment to privacy—and the inherent tensions that creates.
If you use Bing’s image search, you’re going to see the worst filth you can imagine. Bing suggests racist terms and shows horrifying images. Bing will even suggest you search for exploited children if you have SafeSearch disabled.
France’s data protection regulator wants the so-called right to be forgotten to be applied globally.
Even well-intentioned, would-be allies will find bad information.
Google dorking, also known as Google hacking, can return information that is difficult to locate through simple search queries. That description includes information that is not intended for public...
Rarely has a singular entity come to control so much of our world's information so swiftly. In September 1998, the Google search engine launched. By June 2006,
Contract workers who train YouTube’s search algorithms say the guidelines they use to evaluate content on the world’s biggest platform for internet videos are confusing and inadequate.
On search engines and social media, their distortions of society, and what we can do about them.
Warning: This article contains explicit language.
Going beyond search, the internet giant is presenting itself as an oracle by promoting a single result over all others as a definitive answer. Many of these “featured snippets” are contentious, improbable or laughably incorrect.
You wouldn’t guess Wayne Maines’ story by looking at him. The brewpub we’re sitting in has just opened and there aren’t many lunch customers even though it’s tourist season in Portland, ME. Dressed in a button-up shirt, Maines eyes me and my voice recorder cautiously as we chat.
Boffins find search quality unaffected
The repeal of the FCC Internet privacy rules has spurred on much discussion on privacy online and how companies collect and use that information. I have fielded many questions on what this means for consumers and their privacy when going online, using search engines, and social media.
What millions of Google searches reveal about our national psyche.