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• The Top 5 Tips to Survive a Cloud Computing Disaster

  Chris Dawson and David Gewirtz take on the timely issue of cloud computing disaster recovery.

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• Google Wallet NFC payment system can be exploited

  By Matt Weinberger | February 10, 2012, 3:00am PST

  An exploit for Google Wallet enables thieves to change a user’s PIN and get at the stored funds - without needing to actually hack the device.

• Google starts laying high-speed fiber in Kansas City

  By Matt Weinberger | February 7, 2012, 3:38pm PST

  Google has started laying down fiber for its much-awaited super-fast Google Fiber Internet service in Kansas City.

• Solve for X: Google gathers top minds to solve everything

  By Matt Weinberger | February 6, 2012, 3:19pm PST

  This past weekend, Google quietly held the first-ever Solve for X conference, gathering top minds to tackle the world’s problems.

• Google's new privacy policy: Washington's misguided interrogation

  By Sam Diaz | February 1, 2012, 3:30am PST

  Even though the new policy doesn’t change how Google operates, lawmakers are using it as a springboard into an inquiry over user privacy.

• The time Steve Jobs asked Google's Schmidt to stop stealing employees

  By Matt Weinberger | January 30, 2012, 7:34pm PST

  A 2007 e-mail uncovered in the course of a lawsuit reveals that under Steve Jobs’ request, Google’s Eric Schmidt got one of the company’s own recruiters fired after they tried to hire an Apple engineer.

• Confessions of a Google junkie (or, Privacy? What privacy?)

  By Christopher Dawson | January 25, 2012, 1:40am PST

  A lot has been made of Google’s new privacy policy and terms of use. I say bring it on.

• "Streamlined" Google privacy policy and terms of service coming March 1st

  By Matt Weinberger | January 24, 2012, 2:50pm PST

  The new, streamlined Google privacy policy and terms of service arrive on March 1st, bringing with them a slew of new questions over Google’s customer data collection practices.

• Don't call it a comeback: Google China is growing

  By Matt Weinberger | January 24, 2012, 3:30am PST

  Google’s Daniel Alegre says that Google China is alive and thriving, but the reality is that Baidu is still in the lead.

• Google Message Continuity, Social Graph API and more on the chopping block

  By Matt Weinberger | January 20, 2012, 2:52pm PST

  Google has announced that Google Message Continuity, Picnik, the Social Graph API, Urchin, Google Sky Map and Needlebase are getting merged, open sourced or else killed entirely.

• A better SOPA: Create Silicon Valley jobs in Hollywood, give Washington the boot

  By Sam Diaz | January 19, 2012, 12:39pm PST

  The solution to SOPA won’t be found in Washington - and shouldn’t be. The only way to really combat piracy is for Silicon Valley and Hollywood to start working as a team.