Police are prosecuting abortion seekers using their digital data — and Facebook and Google help them do it https://www.businessinsider.com/police-getting-help-social-media-to-prosecute-people-seeking-abortions-2023-2
Data Privacy Labels for Most Top Apps in Google Play Store are False or Misleading https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/mozilla-study-data-privacy-labels-for-most-top-apps-in-google-play-store-are-false-or-misleading/
Android launches yet another way to spy on users with “Privacy Sandbox” beta https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/googles-privacy-sandbox-advertising-system-arrives-on-android-in-beta/
Google’s Go may add telemetry that’s on by default https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/10/googles_go_programming_language_telemetry_debate/
Google trials its own AI chatbot Bard after success of ChatGPT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/06/google-releases-its-own-ai-chatbot-bard-after-success-of-chatgpt
GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/business/goodrx-user-data-facebook-google.html
Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shady-reward-apps-on-google-play-amass-20-million-downloads/
Google makes changes to Android and Google Play services in India after CCI setback https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-makes-changes-to-android-and-google-play-services-in-india-after-cci-setback/articleshow/97373147.cms
US Sues Google to Break Up Ad Unit in Heated Antitrust Fight https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-24/us-sues-google-over-ad-market-in-escalation-of-antitrust-fight
Indian startups rejoice as Android ruling against Google upheld https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-startups-rejoice-android-ruling-against-google-upheld-2023-01-19/
Google Keyword-Search Warrants Questioned by Colorado Lawyers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/google-keyword-search-warrants-questioned-by-colorado-lawyers
Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm https://apnews.com/article/social-media-seattle-lawsuits-mental-health-965a8f373e3bfed8157571912cc3b542
DuckDuckGo now protects you even better from Google’s prying eyes https://www.androidpolice.com/duckduckgo-google-sign-in-blocker/
Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-introduces-end-to-end-encryption-for-gmail-on-the-web/
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/12/13/out-of-control-dozens-of-telehealth-startups-sent-sensitive-health-information-to-big-tech-companies