Entrance of eBay headquarters in San Jose, California. Fresh from a fight with US officials over the sanctity of online search information, Google joined an alliance of technology firms calling for federal legislation protecting consumer privacy. Other members of the forum include Eastman Kodak, eBay, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Proctor and Gamble, Eli Lilly and Company, and Hewitt and Associates.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)