The project “Austrian Books Online” is a public-private partnership of the Austrian National Library (ÖNB) and Google. 100,000 books without copyright have been digitalised since 2010. The books can now be downloaded, read online and searched free of charge with the help of the online catalogue of the ÖNB. Director General Johanna Rachinger called it […]
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Scientology Targets Kids
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A British-owned iPhone App that plays nursery rhymes to kids is being used to advertise Scientology to children in Austria. The campaign was exposed by dad David Millar, 46, who lives in the Austrian capital Vienna and who sent a letter to local media to complain when he was asked by his six-year-old son Michael […]
The Upper Austrian municipality of Kronstorf is waiting for search engine giant Google to start building a data centre for which Google had bought 75 hectares of land three years ago. National broadcaster ORF reported that the decision to build at Kronstorf was made by Google partly because the company wants to use only renewable […]
Austrian gets a Google Doodle
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By Alessia De Silva An Austrian took over the top slot for the ‘Google Doodle’ this week – with the search engine altering it’s logo to honour the father of modern genetics – Gregor Mendel. The Google Doodle is an occasional event usually to celebrate a special event such as the birthday of a famous […]
Green light for Google Street View
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Data protection watchdogs have given the go-ahead to take pictures of roads and house fronts across Austria for a controversial internet information service.The Austrian Data Protection Commission (DSK) announced yesterday (Thurs) that American IT firm Google was not banned any longer from taking panoramic views of Austrian towns and cities for its Street View portal. […]
Austrian data protection watchdogs have stopped Google from filming the countrys streets for its controversial Street View service.The Federal Data Protection Commission (DSK) said today (Thurs) it had decided to take the drastic step over news that Google had “accidentally” recorded wireless LAN internet connection information using its cars in in some European countries.A DSK […]
A vast majority of Austrians said they have a worse opinion of Google after it emerged that the company garnered information about wireless LAN internet access when preparing its Street View service.Public opinion agency Oekonsult said today (Mon) 90.3 per cent of the around 1,100 people they interviewed told them their opinion of the American […]