Unredacted suit shows Google’s own engineers confused by privacy settings https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/unredacted-suit-shows-googles-own-engineers-confused-by-privacy-settings/
New Australian regulation will have negative consequences for the YouTube Community: what you need to know https://australia.googleblog.com/2020/08/regulation-impact-on-YouTube-Community.html
How Google is ‘Trying’ to Collect the Mobile Numbers and Web Activity of a Billion Indians https://startupfortune.com/how-google-is-trying-to-collect-the-mobile-numbers-and-web-activity-of-a-billion-indians/
Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider https://www.wired.com/story/tired-of-gmail-try-a-privacy-first-email-provider/
Google Chrome Browser Bug Exposes Billions of Users to Data Theft https://threatpost.com/google-chrome-bug-data-theft/158217/
Google’s secret home security superpower: Your smart speaker with its always-on mics https://www.protocol.com/google-smart-speaker-alarm-adt
Silicon Valley’s Vast Data Collection Should Worry You More Than TikTok https://jacobinmag.com/2020/08/tiktok-surveillance-social-media-trump
Google ‘Spying’ On People’s App Use, Lawsuit Claims https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/354492/google-spying-on-peoples-app-use-lawsuit-claim.html
Humans Are Listening to Google Audio Recordings Again, But Only With Your Consent https://www.pcmag.com/news/humans-are-listening-to-google-audio-recordings-again-but-only-with-your
Cluster of 295 Chrome extensions caught hijacking Google and Bing search results https://www.zdnet.com/article/cluster-of-295-chrome-extensions-caught-hijacking-google-and-bing-search-results/
Google accidentally enables Home smart speakers to listen in to everyday house sounds https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-home-smart-speakers-listen-switch-on-smoke-detector-glass-breaking-a9652991.html
Google joins forces with ADT on smart home security push https://www.techspot.com/news/86221-google-joins-forces-adt-smart-home-security-push.html
Google Just Revealed How Many People Use Its Privacy Checkup Tool. It’s Not Good News https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/google-just-revealed-how-many-people-use-its-privacy-checkup-tool-its-not-good-news.html
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe, per sources https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/google-fitbit-deal-faces-eu-antitrust-probe-per-sources.html