Friday, November 21, 2003

Google as a Public Utility? No Results in This Search for Monopoly - TechKnowledge Newsletter

Google as a Public Utility? No Results in This Search for Monopoly - TechKnowledge Newsletter: "technology consultant Bill Thompson in a recent online BBC News column: �Perhaps the time has come to recognize this dominant search engine for what it is�a public utility that must be regulated in the public interest.� Thompson adds, �A government serious about ensuring that the net benefits society as a whole could start by investigating Google and considering whether we should create Ofsearch, the Office of Search Engines.� Daniel Brandt of Google Watch / Public Information Research, Inc., has similar dire predictions. �It's way too powerful�It�s scary because if Google drops you, you could be out of business in no time.� "

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