Friday, January 21, 2011

Google launches Chrome, Picasa and Earth in Iran

The U.S. internet group Google announced Wednesday, January 19 morning, the Iranian Internet, with the exception of officials of the regime, would now have access to three programs to facilitate their communications: Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome. "Our products are specifically designed to help people create, connect, share their opinions and get information," said the blog of a Google group manager, Neil Martin, a specialist in compliance with the rules on exports imposed by U.S.

authorities. "We believe that the availability of more products [Internet] means more choices, more freedom and, ultimately, more power to people in Iran and Tech News Buzz," he added. ADDRESSES OF GOVERNMENT BLOCKED Google said it made the software Google Earth (geographic visualization) and Picasa (image management), and the Chrome browser available in Iran following a U.S.

decision to end a program of sanctions that prohibited American software downloads in Iran. But he said he would "continue to block Internet addresses (IP) associated with the Iranian government," according to the conditions imposed by U.S. authorities.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 4:54 PM

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