Google says Fortnite’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/google-countersues-epic-games-for-lost-play-store-money/
Study reveals Android phones constantly snoop on their users https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/study-reveals-android-phones-constantly-snoop-on-their-users/
Google pulls ‘stalkerware’ ads that promoted phone spying apps https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/11/google-pulls-stalkerware-ads-that-promoted-phone-spying-apps/
Google rivals want EU lawmakers to act via new tech rules https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-rivals-want-eu-lawmakers-act-via-new-tech-rules-2021-10-07/
Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Searched A Sexual Assault Victim’s Name, Address And Telephone Number https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/10/04/google-keyword-warrants-give-us-government-data-on-search-users/
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants establish Trusted Cloud Principles https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-google-microsoft-and-other-tech-giants-establish-trusted-cloud-principles/
Google emits Chrome 94 with ‘Idle Detection’ API to detect user inactivity amid opposition https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/22/google_emits_chrome_94_with/
As Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/27/google_chrome_manifest_v2_extensions/
Google suing India antitrust watchdog for investigation report leak https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-suing-india-antitrust-watchdog-for-investigation-report-leak/ar-AAOJDBP
Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-ceo-sought-keep-incognito-mode-issues-out-spotlight-lawsuit-alleges-2021-09-24/
Google Photos’ nude-friendly folders coming to all Android phones soon https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/23/22689322/google-photos-locked-folder-passcode-protected-sensitive-images
60% of the apps delisted from the App Store didn’t have a privacy policy https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/19/report-60-of-the-apps-delisted-from-the-app-store-didnt-have-a-privacy-policy/
Google will extend Permission Auto-Reset feature to older Android versions https://therecord.media/google-will-extend-permission-auto-reset-feature-to-older-android-versions/
The new warrant: how US police mine Google for your location and search history https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/16/geofence-warrants-reverse-search-warrants-police-google
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