Google Makes Its Search System Slightly More Transparent

Meshach writes "The New York Times has an interesting article about how Google has revealed some of the inner workings of the Google Search service. The main change is that sites that are not in English will be translated then included in the search results. Google said it has also improved the way it recognizes official Web sites, like those published by the government, and will give those sites higher ranking in search results. Google does not usually reveal such details but the article speculates governments have been pushing for more transparancy."

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Government Transparency

[Anonymous Coward]

the article speculates governments have been pushing for more transparancy

Governments have been pushing Google for more transparency?? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

Re:Government Transparency

[PPH]

Actually, what they said was, "We can see your nipples through your blouse". But Google Translate came out with the "pushing for more transparency" line.