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Osborne urges action on tax avoidance
Chancellor George Osborne renews his call for global action to tackle the problem of multinational companies which move their profits around to avoid tax.
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Google’s Eric Schmidt criticised over North Korea trip
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s planned trip to North Korea with a former diplomat is branded “unhelpful” by the US government.
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How sport topped web trends in 2012
This was the year that Euro 2012 dominated Google search but everyone was talking about the Olympics on Twitter.
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Tax avoidance: cracks in the offshore crackdown
The latest government promise to get tough with corporate tax dodgers raises more questions than it answers.
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Companies ‘immorally’ minimised UK tax bills
Starbucks, Google and Amazon are accused of “immorally” minimising their UK tax bills in a critical report by a group of MPs.
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Will you ever trust the media again? Join the debate
Lord Justice Leveson’s given his verdict on the press – but what does it mean? Join Channel 4 News and the LSE in an online debate with the key players, on Google+ on Friday at 12.15pm.
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Google fights back on tax
As the tide turns on big corporations and tax, I challenge Google UK to show me in person the web giant’s contribution to Britain – and to argue the case tonight on Channel 4 News.
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Can Google build a future beyond search?
It may be hard to imagine using the web without Google, but the internet’s short history has seen many giants rise and fall.
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Google: ‘Boris should get his facts right on tax’
Google comes out fighting after being accused of legal – but immoral – tax avoidance, as UK boss Matt Brittin tells Channel 4 News politicians like Boris Johnson need to get their facts right.
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If Google is free, how does it make so much money?
Last year Google made £2.5bn in the UK. So how does a company make so much money when it seems to provide all of its services for free?
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Apple iPad mini targets Amazon and Google
Apple unveils its new “iPad mini”, which it hopes will claw back market share from small tablet rivals Amazon and Google. The device goes on sale Friday.
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‘Black boxes’ to monitor all internet and phone data
Internet and phone firms are preparing to install “black boxes” to monitor UK internet and phone traffic, and decode encrypted messages – including Facebook and GMail messages.
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Google chairman: ‘You can’t just have austerity’
Exclusive: As European leaders attend a key summit, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt tells Channel 4 News that austerity by itself “is a pretty negative prescription”.
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Android apps share personal data with advertisers
Many of the applications which users load onto their Android mobile phones are sharing personal data with advertisers without people’s knowledge or permission, Channel 4 News has learned.
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What does Google know about you?
From your phone number to the video you showed your brother on YouTube – Google knows it all, thanks to its new privacy policy, as Channel 4 News discovers.