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Autism Speaks is teaming up with Google on what the research foundation says is the world's largest database of whole genomes, a move that could accelerate research into autism spectrum disorder.

http://usat.ly/1lqbVnE

If you would like to contact Google to complain, or if you would like to avoid using Google as much as possible until they wise up, you can find more information Master post for those who want to send Google messages and/or boycott them (yes, it's possible!) regarding their partnership with Autism $peaks. While it may not be feasible for everyone to drop use of all Google products/services, it's possible to reduce their use, and/or to contact them about the project.

Google Contact Info: Let them know you don't approve of the A$ partnership and/or that you're boycotting till it's dropped:

http://twitter.com/googlecloud
http://twitter.com/hashtag/GCPOfficeHours?src=hash (ongoing)
http://facebook.com/pages/Google-Cloud-Platform/154307987965664
Email: google-genomics-contact@googlegroups.com

Google Main HQ:
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View CA 94043 USA
Phone: 1-650-253-0000
Fax: 1-650-253-0001

Contact info for every Google office in the world is at http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/company/facts/locations

Petition: http://change.org/petitions/google-inc-dissolve-your-partnership-with-autism-speaks

The following are either alternatives to Google use, or major sites/services with no Google affiliation: (no, some of these aren't perfect, either, but the point is that they aren't Google)

To Block Google Analytics/AdSense From Your Computer: Ghostery.com is free and works to block trackers for Firefox, IE, Opera and Safari. Google's ad and other trackers are automatically blocked upon installation. This is important because these programs are a big source of Google's ad revenue.

Social Networking/Blogging: Facebook, Foursquare, LiveJournal, Pinterest, Reddit, Skype, Tinychat, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress (Note: Blogger/Blogspot IS a Google property)

Search Engines: AOL, Bing, DuckDuckGo, MSN, Yahoo

Email: AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail

Web Browsers: Comodo Dragon, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari

Google Docs: Dropbox

Music: iTunes, Spotify

Pictures: Flickr, Instagram

Video: Vimeo, Vine (Note: YouTube IS a Google property. Firefox users must disable privacy protections for Vimeo to work; some of Vimeo's search features don't work if Google Analytics is blocked)

Fanfiction/Fanworks: Archive Of Our Own, Fanfiction.net

Other Entertainment: DeviantArt, FictionPress, Goodreads, Hulu, IMDB, Netflix, Wikia.com

Apps: Apple App Store, Windows Phone Store

Email Marketing Services: MailChimp, SurveyMonkey

Google Analytics: Quantcast

Maps: Mapquest, OpenStreetMap

Reviews: Glassdoor, Yelp/Qype

Research/Academics/General Info: Academic Search Complete, EBSCO, ERIC, Internet Archive/Wayback Machine, JSTOR, OCLC/WorldCat, Project Gutenberg, Wikipedia

Financial/Crowdfunding/Buying and Selling: Amazon, CafePress, Craigslist, eBay, Etsy, Freecycle, GoFundMe, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Kijiji, PayPal, Shutterfly

Freelancing/Various Business Stuff: Basecamp, Elance, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Guru, oDesk, TaskRabbit

Feel free to add any useful info to either of these lists!

You can read ASAN's response to the whole thing here: http://bit.ly/1lx5DBh

The US says it is sending a major warship into the Gulf to provide it with military options should the situation in Iraq deteriorate further.

http://bbc.in/1qhY3h0

Immigrant Children Raped, Punched, Kicked in Border Patrol Custody: Complaint
In cases documented from March to May, 80 percent of the children said they didn’t get enough food or water.

http://bit.ly/1q1egoE

Why CEO performance pay is awful for everyone but CEOs

http://bit.ly/1pylrHd

More than 20,000 African elephants were killed for their ivory in 2013, driven by demand in China and Thailand, and some local populations face an immediate threat of extinction, a U.N.-linked wildlife conservation agency said on Friday.

http://reut.rs/1nHwNp4

Oil-rich United Arab Emirates aims to be a sustainable energy pioneer
One of the world's richest oil-based economies is embracing sustainable technologies, and making a surprise bid to become a clean energy leader

http://bit.ly/1p5shlB

Syria pounds ISIS bases in coordination with Iraq

http://bit.ly/SZ0FlT

Ayn Rand’s Actual Letter to Cat Fancy

http://bit.ly/1hXLJ31

A superbug resistant to “last-resort” antibiotics has made its way into the food supply

http://bit.ly/1n0hS6i

Iraqis Are Using Sharing App 'Whisper' To Express Their Angst Amid Social Media Blackout

http://read.bi/1nHktVW

Sioux reservation has mixed feelings about Obama's visit

http://alj.am/1loUvSk

Deforestation is reducing the amount of leaf litter falling into rivers and lakes, resulting in less food being available to fish, a study suggests.

http://bbc.in/1kWrdzn

Beyond the war on science: Why the right embraces ignorance as a virtue

http://bit.ly/1uv1wqq

China to build school in contested Paracel Islands

http://bbc.in/1pylkev