Google Privacy

• Australian consumer watchdog sues Google over Android location data

  The Australian consumer watchdog is taking Google to court alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about location data.

  Tech

  Oct 29, 2019
  
• Google expected target of new antitrust investigation by group of U.S. states

  The probe is the latest blow against big tech companies as antitrust investigations ramp up in the U.S. and around the world.

  Tech

  Sep 9, 2019
  
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• Contract workers regularly listen to, review Google Assistant recordings

  The company acknowledged that humans can access those recordings after some of its Dutch language audio snippets were leaked.

  Tech

  Jul 11, 2019
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• Google beefs up privacy measures — but some experts aren’t impressed

  Some critics say Google’s privacy updates sidestep more substantial changes that could threaten its ad-driven business model.

  Consumer

  May 8, 2019
• Google CEO grilled on user privacy, alleged search result bias by U.S. House Committee

  Google's CEO was asked by the GOP's House majority leader whether tech companies are "serving as instruments of freedom or instruments of control" in the U.S. and beyond.

  Tech

  Dec 11, 2018
• Google’s acquisition of health care app has Canadian privacy experts concerned

  Should your personal health data be available worldwide?

  World

  Nov 14, 2018
• Google+, Google’s social network, to shut down after bug exposes users’ data

  Google will shut down its social network, Google+, over a 10 month period after the Wall Street Journal reported that users' data was vulnerable to outside parties.

  Tech

  Oct 8, 2018
• Google heads to Europe’s top court to fight order to remove search results worldwide

  Google is going to Europe's top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend "right to be forgotten" rules to its search engines globally.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2018
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• Google, Mastercard have ‘secret partnership’ to track in-store transactions: report

  Google announced a plan last year to collect U.S. credit card transaction data, but it did not reveal who it had partnered with for the data.

  Tech

  Sep 2, 2018
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• Google faces lawsuit over location tracking of users

  The plaintiff is seeking class-action status on behalf of U.S. users of Android phones and Apple iPhones who turned the tracking feature off.

  Tech

  Aug 20, 2018