Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’ https://www.npr.org/2023/12/30/1222268415/google-settles-5-billion-privacy-lawsuit
Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Japan-to-crack-down-on-Apple-and-Google-app-store-monopolies
Google will no longer hold onto people’s location data in Google Maps — meaning it can’t turn that info over to the police https://www.businessinsider.com/google-maps-location-data-history-stored-locally-2023-12
Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/15/24002693/google-maps-update-geofence-warrants-law-enforcement
Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games https://www.wired.com/story/googles-app-store-monopoly-ruled-illegal-jury-epic/
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications – US senator https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/governments-spying-apple-google-users-through-push-notifications-us-senator-2023-12-06/
Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/
Aussie mum’s warning to parents after Google accuses her of posting ‘child porn’ https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/aussie-mums-warning-to-parents-after-google-accuses-her-of-posting-child-porn/news-story/ea23eba3ab413c8afd45072fb0d6ed7b
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/google-online-news-act-1.7043330
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM https://9to5google.com/2023/11/02/google-chrome-web-integrity-api/
‘Too dangerous’: Why even Google was afraid to release this technology https://www.npr.org/2023/10/11/1204822946/facial-recognition-search-engine-ai-pim-eyes-google
Slack’s Google Drive App can share your private Docs and Drive files https://www.kapwing.com/blog/slacks-google-drive-integration-shares-private-documents/
Google’s ‘Project Bernanke’ gave titan unfair ad-buying edge, lawsuit claims https://nypost.com/2021/04/11/googles-project-bernanke-gave-titan-unfair-ad-buying-edge-lawsuit/
H&R Block, Meta, and Google Slapped With RICO Suit, Allegedly Schemed to Scrape Taxpayer Data https://gizmodo.com/h-r-block-meta-and-google-slapped-with-rico-suit-1850883099
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