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How Major News Organizations, Universities And Businesses Surrender Their Privacy To Google...
I first learned about Google's aggressive surveillance of sensitive communications in early 2013 when I was emailing an editor at TIME.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-08-27 14:49 UTC
Google employees criticize work on censored search engine for China...
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About 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter asking for more transparency from Google about the expected rollout of Dragonfly, a censored search engine designed for the Chinese market, per The New York Times. Why it matters: Google withdrew from Chin
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-08-16 19:43 UTC
Google is tracking your location even when you tell it not to...
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An investigation by the Associated Press has found that Google is tracking the location of Android and iPhone users even when privacy settings supposedly explicitly stop this from happening. The AP concedes that "for the most part, Google is upfront a
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-08-13 17:11 UTC
Google Refuses To Assist U.S. Military, Bends Over For China's Communist Censors...
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Besides clearly showing the company is willing to put profit above doing what's right, their decision to censor their search engine in China is likely to threaten their bottom line in the long run.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-08-06 12:22 UTC
Google Makes Plan To Return To China With Censored Search Engine...
Google has had quite the roller coaster ride with China. Back in 2006, Google unfortunately decided to give into pressure from the Chinese government, and agreed to launch a censored version of its site in China.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-08-01 20:48 UTC
Trump Be Warned: Google Is Not Great...
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There will be no free speech online if we do not hold Google accountable for its anti-competitive policies
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-31 06:08 UTC
Mozilla exec says Google slowed YouTube down on non-Chrome browsers...
A redesign allegedly made the video site more dependent on Chrome's architecture.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-25 14:13 UTC
Google, hit with record $5 billion EU antitrust fine, to appeal...
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EU antitrust regulators hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) fine on Wednesday and ordered it to stop using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals, a ruling which the U.S. tech company said it would appeal.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-18 16:13 UTC
Google Expected to Be Hit With Record Fine in Android Monopoly Case...
Although EU is not expected to use the full extent of its powers, the fine is likely to be higher than the EUR 2.4 billion Google was ordered to pay in June last year.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-17 01:57 UTC
Apple and Google Questioned by Members of Congress Over User Tracking...
Top House Republicans of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent the CEOs of Apple and Alphabet letters today, requesting they answer questions about the collection of data through their devices—such as emails, location data, and users' voices.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-10 00:15 UTC
You'll Soon Be Able to Sponsor Your Favorite YouTube Creators for $5 Per Month...
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Fans of popular YouTube personalities will soon have a new way to show their support for their favorite creators. YouTube announced Thursday several new tools for YouTubers to generate revenue, including a Channel Memberships feature that will allow viewe
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-06-22 05:18 UTC
Lawmakers: Google ‘could pose a serious risk to US national security’...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want Google to cut ties with a Chinese telecommunications company regarded by U.S. officials as an espionage threat.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-06-21 04:12 UTC
Google will reportedly release not two but three new Pixel 3 phones...
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"Feel free to choose whichever size Pixel you prefer, because you'll get the same great experience on both," Google's Mario Queiroz said during the Pixel 2 event last year, setting up the obvious j...
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-06-04 15:05 UTC
Google is listing "Nazism" as the ideology of the California Republican Party...
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"Nazism" appears as the first "ideology" of California Republicans in the "knowledge box" of search results.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-31 23:59 UTC
This is probably our first look at the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL...
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We have already seen a number of big smartphone launches so far in 2018, from Samsung's Galaxy S9 and the LG G7 ThinQ to the just-released OnePlus 6 that now holds the coveted title of most p...
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-29 14:57 UTC
Google listens to New Zealand just long enough to ignore it...
'We can't delete court cases, and you can't make us' New Zealand courts are asking Google to take down content associated with current criminal proceedings, to the usual and resounding "No" from the Chocolate Factory....
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-23 04:56 UTC
Anti-Monopoly Sentiment Flares Up Against Facebook, Google...
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin urges the Justice Department to review whether tech companies, including Google, are becoming monopolies.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-22 23:19 UTC
Google's Hypothetical 'Selfish Ledger' Imagines Collecting All Your Data to Push You to Change Society...
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And yes, it's as disturbing as it sounds.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-18 01:19 UTC
Google Now Deindexing Some Web Pages Based on FDA's Administrative Agency Findings...
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A new Google policy calls for such deindexing based on administrative agency findings—without a court order—in cases where the agency is "charged
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-17 20:07 UTC
As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator...
The browser is changing to flag the things that are dangerous, not the ones that are safe.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-17 20:03 UTC
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