Google Launches International Campaign For Recognition of Same-Sex Marriagehttp://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/07/08/197200/google-launches-international-campaign-for-recognition-of-same-sex-marriageApple and many other tech companies have offered benefits to same-sex couples (and sometimes made them a sticking point) for quite some time now, but Google is taking its position of inclusion for sexual minorities outside the company itself; the company has announced an international campaign to promote legal marriage equality for same-sex couples, called "Legalize Love."
According to CNN's version of the story, while this represents Google's policies overall, the campaign will at first "focus on countries like Singapore, where certain homosexual activities are illegal, and Poland, which has no legal recognition of same-sex couples." dot429 quotes Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe of Google, speaking in London Saturday at a summit where the initiative was announced: "We want our employees who are gay or lesbian or transgender to have the same experience outside the office as they do in the office. It is obviously a very ambitious piece of work."
http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/08/technology/google-legalize-love/http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57468221-71/google-to-governments-legalize-gay-marriage/
This is on top of the fact that
Google Chrome browser is spyware that reports every URL you type, search, and download you do to Google:
http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron_chrome_vs_iron.phphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_ChromeI recommend you
do not use the Chrome browser (use Firefox or Internet Explorer or SRWare Iron).
I also recommend you not use Google for your searches or support Google in any way.
Use
Ixquick - the worlds most private search engine:
From their site:
The only search engine that does not record your IP address. Your privacy is under attack!
Every time you use a regular search engine, your search data is recorded. Major search engines capture your IP address and use tracking cookies to make a record of your search terms, the time of your visit, and the links you choose - then they store that information in a giant database.
Those searches reveal a shocking amount of personal information about you, such as your interests, family circumstances, political leanings, medical conditions, and more. This information is modern-day gold for marketers, government officials, black-hat hackers and criminals - all of whom would love to get their hands on your private search data.
In August 2006, the online world was jarred when AOL accidentally released three months' worth of aggregated search data from 650,000 of its users, publishing all the details in an online database. That database is still searchable. It is an absolute eye-opener to see the potential for privacy nightmares.