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Google slammed over plans for world domination
AN Austrian study claims that the 'do no evil' Google is creating dangerous monopolies that will turn it into a powerful force that will invade privacy and annex information flows.
Boffins Hermann Maurer, chairman of Graz University's Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media said that more than 61 billion internet searches were conducted a month with most of these on Google.
He said it was dangerous when a single leader takes control, particularly when it runs other services and colludes with those it should be its rivals. Deja vu anyone?
According to AP, Maurer claimed that by using data mining tools, Google's bots can know everything about individuals and companies and could not be stopped by the international community.
One day, Google could turn into a detective agency and turn over people's personal data for the wealth of its shareholders.
He claimed that Google was influencing whole economies by giving advertising space to the highest bidder.
With all that knowledge sitting around in its databases, Google could even play the stockmarket and give you a decent tip for the 5.30 at Doncaster.
Google could use its knowledge of what was happening in the world to play global stockmarkets to its advantage.
However a spokesGoogle said that Maurer's comments were based on inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and a lack of understanding of the ways of the search engine.
But Maurer did not stop at Google. He was alarmed at the way the outfit seems to have teamed up with the peddler of unreality Wackypedia.
Wackypedia entries were rated higher on Google than on other search engines meaning that students and hacks were more likely to turn to the online encyclopaedia.
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It is the same technique they've been using since more than a decade with the telecommunications companies. Instead of spies working in various sectors of industry, the set up the very companies that provide telecommunications services and they have unlimited access to all voice or data info. Smart, isn't it? But that ain't liberty. That's police state.
Wasn't Google getting slammed a while ago for being the only search engine to take a stand against the US federal government when the government wanted them to just hand over their search records on a hunt for child pornographers.

Also, wasn't it Yahoo that got in hot water for being in cahoots with the Chinese police?
It was announced in the mainstream press that the CIA has taken up an office in Google's main complex to hunt for "terrorists" and dangerous types. Obviously, there must be some way that they are using Google's system either legitimately or illegally.
I don't Google intended this, they just agreed under pressure. About this same time is when we first began to notice that Google was altering hit counts on things like 911 Truth videos and HIV/AIDS fraud videos. There is NO question now that Google has begun censorship and control of anti-Bush, anti CFR info.
visit www.aidsfraudvideo.com to see some of the material Goolge has blocked. Also httP://www.RightToRedress.com to write Congress about these free-speech issues.
The full 187-page report is available at http://www.google-watch.org/gpower.html 
Just curious. "Do no evil" was substituted for Google's motto "Don't be evil". Any particular reason? Laffs?
"...Wackypedia entries were rated higher on Google than on other search engines meaning that students and hacks were more likely to turn to the online encyclopaedia"

No kidding... ya think it might be that nifty Page Rank thingie that Google made so famous?... It's really nifty.
Hi, 
nice article, but please, do correct the false headline. As far as i know, as a german, Austria is in fact a sovereign country and has nothing to do with Germany. Now, i like whacky headlines and stuff, especially from the inquirer, but it's kinda ironic and worrying to find such a mistake. I know, it will ruin the headline, after all who would want to miss an article about 'Germans' and 'world domination', but come on... ;-)
Cheers Martin 

[Fixed. Cough! Ed.]