Glenn Chapman
AFP technology correspondent
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/ 21 January 2006

Google in legal stand-off with US government

A legal stand-off between the United States Justice Department and internet search giant Google has added fuel to an already heated debate over the government’s right of access to potentially personal data. Google has decided to oppose a government subpoena to turn over records on millions of its users’ search queries.

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/ 18 November 2005

Google boosted by new classifieds service

United States internet search giant Google saw its stock price surge to new highs on Thursday after launching an online service that challenges classified-advertising sites such as eBay and Craigslist. Google Base is an online service enabling people to advertise freely anything from apartment rentals to used sporting goods.