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		<title>Google will remove misleading election-related autocompletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] In the fight against fake news, even a search engine’s autocomplete suggestions can create confusion. Google announced today that it’s updating its autocomplete policies related to elections, adding that it will “remove predictions that could be interpreted as a claim about participation in the election” as well as “predictions that could be interpreted as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>In the fight against fake news, even a search engine’s autocomplete suggestions can create confusion. Google <a href="https://blog.google/products/search/our-latest-investments-information-quality-search-and-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced today</a> that it’s updating its <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/7368877?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">autocomplete policies</a> related to elections, adding that it will “remove predictions that could be interpreted as a claim about participation in the election” as well as “predictions that could be interpreted as claims for or against any candidate or political party.” Things that sound like they might be claims about voting methods, requirements or status of voting locations will not be shown either. So if you type something like “You can vote by” or “you can’t vote by” into the search box, autocomplete won’t suggest finishing that statement with “phone.”</p>
<p>Similarly, if you enter “donate to,” political parties or candidates should not show up as suggestions. Of course, just because autocomplete doesn’t finish your query with a prediction doesn’t mean you can’t type it in yourself. You can still type “You can vote by phone” if you wish, or “donate to party candidate” and get those results. </p>
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		<title>UK to levy additional tax on big tech companies beginning April 1st</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] The UK first announced the &#8220;digital services tax&#8221; in 2018, and after a couple rounds of review, it&#8217;s ready to be enacted. The new legislation will levy a two-percent tax on the revenue from search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users. It will only apply when companies [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>The UK first <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/29/uk-digital-sevices-tax-apple-facebook-google/">announced the &#8220;digital services tax&#8221;</a> in 2018, and after a couple rounds of review, it&#8217;s ready to be enacted. The new legislation will levy a two-percent tax on the revenue from search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from UK users. It will only apply when companies make more than £500 million (about $650 million) from those digital activities and when more than £25 million (about $35 million) of that revenue is derived from UK users. So companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will be impacted.</p>
<p>Initially, the UK government predicted the tax could raise more than £400 million ($512 million) annually. The UK still believes the best long-term option would be new international corporate tax rules, and it says it is &#8220;committed to dis-applying&#8221; the digital service tax if such rules are put in place.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/21/european-union-digital-tax-technology-companies/">EU has proposed stricter tax laws</a> for large tech companies, including a 3 percent tax on tech giants with global revenues of more than €750 million, but those are still being debated. Countries from <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/07/france-germany-apple-google-pay-taxes/">Germany</a> to <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/30/austria-digital-tax/">Austria</a>, <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2015/12/30/apple-fined-italian-tax-deal/">Italy</a> and <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/02/south-korea-tax-global-companies-apple-google/">South Korea</a> have considered their own tax bills. Last year, Apple agreed to <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/05/apple-571-million-tax-bill-france/">pay France 500 million euro</a> (about $570 million) in back taxes.</p>
<p>When France proposed a three percent tax on revenues earned on digital services, President Trump threatened a tariff on French wine. The two <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/26/trump-emmanuel-macron-france-digital-services-tax/">reportedly reached an agreement</a>, the details of which are still vague. The UK seems to be leading the way, and its new bill could spur more international tax reform.</p>
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		<title>Google officially closes &#8216;Dragonfly,&#8217; its controversial Chinese search project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Google has been vague about Project Dragonfly ever since it first came to light. Leaked documents indicated that the China-centric search app would automatically identify websites blocked by the country&#8217;s so-called Great Firewall, and simply remove them from search results. This would include information on free speech and political opposition, as well as any [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Google has been vague about Project Dragonfly ever since it first came to light. Leaked documents indicated that the China-centric search app would automatically identify websites blocked by the country&#8217;s so-called <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/15/china-is-blocking-wikipedia-in-every-language/">Great Firewall</a>, and simply remove them from search results. This would include information on free speech and political opposition, as well as any negative references to authoritarian governments.</p>
<p>While Google <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/26/google-confirms-dragonfly-censored-search-china/">did confirm</a> that it was working on a project codenamed Dragonfly, it wouldn&#8217;t give any further details on it, other than to say its development was <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/16/google-sundar-pichai-china-search-engine/">going well</a>. However, Dragonfly faced global backlash once more details about it emerged, with Amnesty International organizing a <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/27/google-employees-walkout-censored-chinese-search-engine-project-dragonfly/">protest against the project</a> and Congress <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/11/congress-grills-google-ceo-on-dragonfly/">hauling Google boss Sundar Pichai</a> out for questioning.</p>
<p>While the episode shines a light on Google&#8217;s enormous capabilities for ethically-dubious activities, it does again demonstrate that the company is willing to respond to feedback. Last year, after the tech giant picked up a massive &#8212; and controversial &#8212; contract with the Pentagon, more than 4,000 employees signed a <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/04/google-employees-petition-ceo-to-drop-out-of-pentagon-ai-project/">petition</a> against the deal and a dozen engineers left the company. As a result, Google <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/01/google-will-not-renew-military-ai-contract-project-maven/">pledged</a> not to renew the contract. However, whether Dragonfly was dropped because of employee rumblings, or because of other unspecified project developments, is unclear.</p>
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