Jigsaw (company)

Jigsaw
Think tank
Predecessor Google Ideas
Founded 2010
Founders Eric Schmidt
Headquarters New York, United States
Key people
 Jared Cohen
President
Parent Alphabet
Website jigsaw.google.com

Jigsaw, formerly Google Ideas,[1] is a cross-sector, inter-disciplinary think tank[2] created by Google, and now operated as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Based in New York City, Jigsaw is dedicated to understanding global challenges and applying technological solutions. Jared Cohen, formerly with the Policy Planning Committee at the US State Department, is the President of Jigsaw.[1]

In 2010, Eric Schmidt approached Jared Cohen to lead the new venture. The team's most recent conference was the Summit Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) held in Dublin.[3]

Jigsaw has come under scrutiny for its links with the US State Department and its 'regime change' activities.[4][5]

Project Shield

Google launched an early pilot of a new anti-DDoS initiative called Project Shield in early 2013.[6] Project Shield aims to mitigate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by leveraging Google's infrastructure, helping small-scale websites, like those of activists serving "media, elections, and human rights related content" around the world. In October 2013, Google Ideas formerly announced an invite-only beta phase of Project Shield at a conference held in New York.[7][6]

In February 2016, Jigsaw announced that it would open Project Shield to applications from any independent news website, with the aim of assisting small, under-resourced sites that are vulnerable to DDOS attacks.[6]

Defection Tracker

Jared Cohen's emails reveal how the U.S. State Department and Google worked in concert to topple the government of elected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an attempt at forwarding U.S. geopolitical strategy.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Schmidt, Eric (2016-02-16). "GOOGLE IDEAS BECOMES JIGSAW". Medium. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ Seth Weintraub (15 August 2010). "Google to open 'Google Ideas' global technology think tank". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Shawn Donnan (9 July 2011). "Google Ideas: The company's latest venture into the world of philanthropy.". Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Yazan al-Saadi (14 March 2012). "StratforLeaks: Google Ideas Director Involved in 'Regime Change'". Al-Akhbar. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Julian Assange (10 October 2014). "Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems". Newsweek. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Google Wants to Save News Sites From Cyberattacks — For Free". Wired. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Google launches new anti-DDoS service called 'Project Shield'". The Verge. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  8. ↑ http://thefreethoughtproject.com/clinton-emails-expose-google-geopolitical-weapon-overthrow-assad/

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