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Google is echt het nieuwe orakel! Maak je eigen Genie in a Bottle voor Google voicesearch!

Als dit kan met Google Streetview, dan kan dat Internet nog wel eens heel groot worden!

Leuk! Wordt een DIY Piet Paulusma met Google Maps!

Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until  2003, according to Schmidt. That’s something like five exabytes of data, he says.

Let me repeat that: we create as much information in two days now as we did from the dawn of man through 2003.

“The real issue is user-generated content,” Schmidt said. He noted that pictures, instant messages, and tweets all add to this.

Naturally, all of this information helps Google. But he cautioned that just because companies like his can do all sorts of things with this information, the more pressing question now is if they should. Schmidt noted that while technology is neutral, he doesn’t believe people are ready for what’s coming.

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it seems as if we are gradually getting used to forgetting about these problematic instances and undoubtedly accept the apologetic discursive framing of these events. In the meanwhile, we continue the anticipation of new issues, resulting from intrusive changes enacted by social media corporations in their quest for more openness and connectedness. Arguably, social media users should be able to manage their information preemptively.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says privacy isn't important, and if you want to keep something private, "maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place" (in other words, "innocent people have nothing to hide.")

Hmmm....Do no Evil?