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Google has officially shut down Google.cn (the censored Chinese search engine) and is now redirecting to uncensored Hong Kong version.

Somewhere within Google there exists a master list of "bad words" and evil concepts that Google Instant is programmed to not act upon, lest someone see something offensive in the instant results... even if that's exactly what they typed into the search bar. We call it Google Blacklist

As of today, Startpage, by Ixquick, the "world's most private search engine," automatically encrypts ALL searches. "When you use Startpage, your IP address is not recorded, your visit is not logged, and no tracking cookies are placed on your browser," explains Beens. "In fact, Startpage does not record any information about its users. Nothing. Nada. Zilch."

MRCTV went down to Zuccotti Park and asked three of these questions to the protesters. The video below features their answers.

The questions asked were:

1. What is the Dodd-Frank Act?

2. Who is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?

3. Who is Elizabeth Warren?

Google is reconsidering its involvement in China after suspicions hacker attacks from Chinese authorities:

It’s one of the most top secret, closely guarded sites in Britain. But today the hush-hush headquarters of the SAS is open for all the world to see at the click of a computer mouse. Military chiefs and MPs are furious after internet giant Google included pictures of the base on its Street View service. It means anyone can now snoop on the entrance to the elite forces’ HQ – which has never before appeared on maps for security reasons. The base, at Credenhill, Herefordshire, is even marked as “British SAS” on the website and offers users a detailed 180 degree view of the perimeter fence.

Hey Google is actually giving stats on how many requests they get from governments to supress or delete url from the search engine. Unfortunately no stats on China...

Transportation Security Administration challenges and failures will be the focus of a joint hearing of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Monday. Members will solicit questions from the public via their Facebook pages to ask TSA officials at the hearing. Should you share your Facebook info with the Gestapo in order to ask them questions or relate a TSA horror story? Will you be added to a watchlist? You decide.

In their most tenacious effort to control the ‘spin’ on the worst oil spill disaster in US history, BP has purchased sponsored links at the top of internet search engines, Google and Yahoo. The top listed links direct people to BP's official company website for news and information on the catastrophe.

BP spokesman Toby Odone confirmed to ABC News that the oil giant had in fact bought internet search terms.