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    Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.

  • German government to create 'police' Trojans?

    The German government wants to create Trojans that will spy on suspected criminals.

  • Google's 'death penalty' strikes again

    A decision by Google to blacklist BMW's German Web site for allegedly boosting its Internet search ranking in breach of Google guidelines has divided experts and Web users, as another big-name company comes in for the same treatment.

  • Yahoo, Google 'irresponsible' in China

    The two search giants have come under fire from a human rights organisation for the activities of subsidiaries in China

  • Google excludes race hate, religious sites

    Google, the world's most popular search engine, has quietly deleted more than 100 controversial sites from some search result listings.

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  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • Will there be a Beagle 3?

    LogicaCMG's head of business development, Space and Defence division, discusses Beagle 2 and the European rival to GPS.

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