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    Mocality Kenya scandal: 'mortified' Google 'apologises unreservedly'

    A "mortified" Google has issued an apology to Kenyan mobile listings site Mocality over customers and data that was allegedly pilfered from the startup's database.

    Mocality CEO Stefan Magdalinski in a blog post on Friday accused Google of "telling untruths" and a "human-powered, systematic, months-long, fraudulent... attempt to undermine our business".

    The story hit the internet like wildfire on Friday afternoon, with major international sites and techblogs like The Register, Techcrunch, Boing Boing, The NextWeb, PaidContent and Slashgear all reporting on it. The story moved mainstream with prominent news sites like the Guardian picking it up.

    In response, Google's emerging markets product and engineering VP Nelson Mattos issued a statement on Google+ saying the search engine had "unreservedly apologised to Mocality" and was still investigating the incident.

    Continue reading the full story on www.memeburn.com

    Source: Memeburn

    Launched in April 2010 by Matthew Buckland, Memeburn is a news and opinion platform tracking tech culture, innovation and business. It plays particular attention to the web, mobile, social media, online media and social networking fields. Key opinion-leaders contribute to Memeburn, providing their insights on the online industry. Subscribe via email or RSS for regular updates. Follow memeburn on Twitter at @memeburn.

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