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FTC proposes Do Not Track tool for Web marketing

Federal regulators are proposing to create a "Do Not Track" tool for the Internet so that people could prevent marketers from tracking their Web browsing habits and other online behavior in order to target advertising....

GOOGLE: Should the government regulate search results?

When Google was a pure search engine, it was easy to appear agnostic about search results, with no reason to play favorites with one Web site or another. But as Google has branched out into online services from maps and videos to comparison shopping, it has acquired pecuniary incentives to favor its own over rivals.

U.S. to roll out major broadband policy

U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours.

Google says U.S. Internet too slow

Google long has been an advocate of a single Web, one that's free of government censorship and barriers to information access.

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FTC proposes Do Not Track tool for Web marketing

GOOGLE: Should the government regulate search results?

U.S. to roll out major broadband policy

Google says U.S. Internet too slow