Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users’ browsing interests without having to rely on what it has described as privacy-invasive tracking cookies. Google wants to block tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser by the end of next year, which would prevent advertising companies…
Google Offers New Replacement for Advertising Cookies After ‘FLoC’ Falls Short
Google Loses Bid Against Arizona State Lawsuit Over Location Tracking
January 25, 2022
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google lost its bid to end a lawsuit by the State of Arizona on Jan. 25 that alleged it deceived users in order to access their location data. The state’s lawsuit, filed by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, alleged that Google had used unfair and deceptive practices to obtain users’ location data, which it secretly…
Three US States, DC Sue Google Over Location-Tracking
January 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Texas, Indiana, Washington State, and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access,”…
Capitol Report (Jan. 24): Thousands March Against Mandates in DC
January 24, 2022
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In the heart of the nation, a massive and diverse crowd marched for freedom from the mandates. We spoke to attendees and speakers to find out why they’re opposed to unilateral mandates for masks and vaccines. There were many highly respected doctors at the “Stop the Mandates” rally in Washington, D.C. We caught up with…
Australia Commences New Online Safety Laws to Protect Aussies From ‘Vicious’ Online Abuse
January 24, 2022
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Australia’s new online safety measures came into force on Sunday, which could mean social media platforms are now able to be forced to take down offending posts and, in some cases, unmask the identity of anonymous posters. The wide-ranging Online Safety Act, which passed in 2021, grants new powers to eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant….
Google Asks Judge to Dismiss Most of Texas Antitrust Lawsuit
January 22, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Alphabet Inc.’s Google asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook,…
Google Launches Fresh Appeal to Overturn $2.8 Billion Fine at Top EU Court
January 22, 2022
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Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion (2.47 billion euros) antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company’s second bid to overturn the penalty. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine…
Google Ropes in Former PayPal Executive for Payments Division: Report
Alphabet Inc’s Google hired former PayPal Holdings Inc executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division, Bloomberg reports. The hiring is a part of Google’s broader strategy to team up with a broader range of financial services, including cryptocurrencies, the report quoted Bill Ready, Google’s President of commerce. Ready, PayPal’s former COO, joined Google in 2019 and recruited…
US Senate Considers App Store Reform Bill
January 19, 2022
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Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have partnered to deliver an antitrust bill addressing Big Tech, which is due to be debated by the Senate on Thursday. Bill S.2710, the Open App Markets Act, targets Apple and Google in particular, two companies that mediate access to apps for the great majority of smartphone…
Google Mandates US Workers Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Tests, Surgical Masks
January 17, 2022
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Google has mandated weekly COVID-19 tests and surgical masks for employees at its facilities as Omicron infections rise, accounting for over 98 percent of cases in the United States. “To help prevent the further spread of COVID-19 during this period of heightened risk, we’re implementing new temporary health and safety measures for anyone accessing our…
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