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Microsoft & Google caught illegally selling user data

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

100% of breast milk samples now contain PFAS toxins. The DOJ has quietly kept tabs on American journalists for decades. Microsoft and Google unlawfully profited from user data, including biometrics taken from unknowing Uber drivers. … Read More >Microsoft & Google caught illegally selling user data

German antitrust regulator opens probe into Google over data use as part of crackdown on Big Tech

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

Germany’s antitrust authority has said it is investigating European units of Google and its parent company, Alphabet over potentially anti-competitive practices, following similar action against Amazon and Facebook. … Read More >German antitrust regulator opens probe into Google over data use as part of crackdown on Big Tech

USA

YouTube video creators lash out at corporate greed after platform forces ads on small channels, whether they like it or not

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021By Editor

An update to YouTube’s content monetization rules has left some small creators dismayed. People watching their videos will be served ads, and the Big Tech company will take all the revenue for itself. … Read More >YouTube video creators lash out at corporate greed after platform forces ads on small channels, whether they like it or not

Google fined $120 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for abusing market position to block rival’s smartphone app

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021By Editor

Italy’s competition authority has fined Google €100 million ($120 million) for abusing its market position to block the Enel X app from the Play Store. … Read More >Google fined $120 million by Italy’s antitrust authority for abusing market position to block rival’s smartphone app

Middle East

Turkey fines Google more than $36 million for breaching competition laws

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021By Editor

Ankara’s competition watchdog has imposed a large fine on Google after it was found to be in violation of the country’s laws and suppressing local competitors through its dominant market position. … Read More >Turkey fines Google more than $36 million for breaching competition laws

USA

Google accused of allowing advertisers to search for ‘white supremacist’ keywords on YouTube – including ‘All lives matter’

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

Google has updated its YouTube ad targeting terms after a media report revealed that people could search for phrases allegedly associated with white supremacy. … Read More >Google accused of allowing advertisers to search for ‘white supremacist’ keywords on YouTube – including ‘All lives matter’

USA

Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021By Editor

A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. … Read More >Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

USA

Google Facing $5bn Lawsuit Claiming it is Tracking Users in Incognito Mode

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

Google says it will defend itself against the claims and that plaintiffs consented to its privacy policy. … Read More >Google Facing $5bn Lawsuit Claiming it is Tracking Users in Incognito Mode

World

Google promises to stop spying on users, saying 3rd-party for-profit tracking model to be phased out

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021By Editor

Alphabet subsidiary Google has pledged it will ditch the third-party cookie-based model of online advertising – and promised not to invent something similar that would allow it to keep slurping up the same kind of data. … Read More >Google promises to stop spying on users, saying 3rd-party for-profit tracking model to be phased out

Asia & Pacific

Pay up, Google: Indian newspapers demand 85% ad revenue share from tech giant

Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021By Editor

India’s newspapers have joined the offensive against Google, urging it to raise the ad revenue share for publishers to 85 percent. The tech giant has recently faced demands to pay local outlets for news in multiple countries. … Read More >Pay up, Google: Indian newspapers demand 85% ad revenue share from tech giant

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