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More patents in the service of open source 8 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
Posted by Duane Valz, Senior Patent Counsel Open-source software has accelerated the pace of innovation in computing, leading to better products and services at lower cost. But as the impact of open-...
Dude, where’s my phone? Simple steps to protect your Android device this summer. 3 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
Posted by Adrian Ludwig, Android Security Engineer This summer we’re posting regularly with privacy and security tips. Knowing how to stay safe and secure online is important, which is why we created...
Increasing Online Awareness of Mental Health Services 16 Jul 2013 | 11:29 pm
Posted by Susan Molinari, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Nearly 45 million Americans are affected by illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Every day, ...
Ad Networks Agree on Industry Best Practices to Combat Piracy and Counterfeiting 15 Jul 2013 | 05:09 pm
Posted by Susan Molinari, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations With more than 30 trillion individual pages on the web, online piracy and counterfeit remains a challenge. Google take...
A few easy tools the whole family will love 9 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
Posted by Matthias Helier, Staff Software Engineer This summer we’re posting regularly with privacy and security tips. Knowing how to stay safe and secure online is important, which is why we created...
Securing your WiFi network 27 Jun 2013 | 08:03 pm
Posted by John Munoz, Technical Program Manager This post is part of a regular series of privacy and security tips to help you and your family stay safe and secure online. Privacy and security are i....
Transparency Report: Making the web a safer place 25 Jun 2013 | 08:05 pm
Posted by Lucas Ballard, Software Engineer Two of the biggest threats online are malicious software (known as malware) that can take control of your computer, and phishing scams that try to trick you...
America’s businesses are growing. The web is helping. 20 Jun 2013 | 11:03 pm
Posted by Allan Thygesen, Vice President, Global SMB Sales (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) Michael Edlavitch was a middle school math teacher in Minnesota when he started a website with...
Combating rogue online pharmacies 18 Jun 2013 | 08:13 pm
Posted by Adam Barea, Legal Director Editor’s note: Over the years, we have run a series of blogposts detailing our efforts to remove bad ads from our systems, and describing our approach to handlin...
Iranian phishing on the rise as elections approach 13 Jun 2013 | 03:09 am
Posted by Eric Grosse, VP Security Engineering Cross-posted from the Google Online Security Blog For almost three weeks, we have detected and disrupted multiple email-based phishing campaigns aimed ...
