Posted by Nicole Wong, Associate General Counsel



Google is committed to protecting your privacy and to supporting an Internet environment that also respects individual privacy. Today, we're joining a group of notable U.S. companies calling for federal consumer privacy legislation.



Here in the U.S., we have a growing patchwork quilt of state privacy laws, disparate industry-specific privacy laws (for example, different laws covering health-related data, financial data and children's online data), and a similarly-mixed bag of data security laws. This matrix of laws is complex, incomplete, and sometimes contradictory. For consumers, the result is a set of privacy protections that are uneven at best.



On an Internet beset with spyware, malware, phishing, identity-theft, and other privacy threats, enforcement of privacy protections has become an industry-wide challenge, and highlights the lack of a coherent regulatory structure. Google strongly supports the adoption of a federal consumer privacy law. It would be good for our users, and would contribute to consumer trust on the Internet as a platform for communication, expression, e-commerce, and so forth. Americans care about their privacy, and so does Google. A baseline U.S. federal consumer privacy law will help protect all of us online.

 

 

他说他有早上锻炼的习惯，今天早上去了河边，还去看了激流，不过最让他高兴的，是下车和当地的农民聊天，他说那些农民看到他非常的吃惊，当然也非常的高兴。他也很高兴，因为和当地人聊天，可以更多地了解这个地方，也让对方对中国有深刻的印象。临走，他告诉我们，虽然行程紧张，但是他已经找到了一个时间，在结束这次访问前，可以和我们聊聊。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by David Marmaros, Google Calendar Tech Lead



Lots of people already use Google Calendar to stay organized and schedule their lives, and that's great. But maybe you want to publicize an event for a group of people -- say you're the captain of a dragonboat racing team who needs to coordinate the practice and race schedule for your crew. Possibly you're a soccer fanatic who wants to publish all the 2006 FIFA World Cup matches. Or maybe you'd like to publish a calendar of cool events around town to share with friends.



Now you can get the word out to anyone, because we just added a new publishing feature that lets you show an interactive calendar to others -- even if they don't use Google Calendar. All calendars now have a simple web page that you can point people to, and you can even incorporate one into your own website, profile page or blog. A few quick steps and you'll be ready to show others what's going on in your world.