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For more than a year, Google has been able to provide an answer to the question "Where am I?" Now it can also answer "Where are the people I care about?" On Wednesday, Google announced an upgrade to its mapping application that lets people track friends and family members in 27 countries around the globe, using a PC or a mobile phone. While some people might find this development a bit creepy or intrusive, others say such location-tracking services are surprisingly useful and fun. More than a million people have signed up for Loopt and Where.com, two of the most...

"In September of last year, Google announced its opposition to California's Proposition 8. While the campaign was emotionally charged and difficult for both sides, in the wake of the election many were concerned with the impact Proposition 8 could have on the personal lives of people they work with every day, and on California's ability to attract and retain a diverse mix of employees from around the world. That's why we've signed an amicus brief (PDF file) in support of several cases currently challenging Proposition 8 in the California Supreme Court. Denying employees basic rights isn't right, and it isn't...