Irish DPA investigates Google’s processing of location data
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) – Irelands data protection authority -, in its role as Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, […]
Google Chrome to drop third-party cookies by 2022
Chrome will replace third-party cookies with browser-based tools and techniques aimed at balancing personalization and privacy. Google announced support for third-party […]
Google To Settle Lawsuit Over Google+ Data Breaches for $7.5 million
Google has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit over data breaches that exposed private information of […]
German Constitutional Court Reshapes “Right to be Forgotten” and Expands Its Oversight of Human Rights Violations
In two recent landmark decisions issued on November 6, 2019, the German Constitutional Court presented its unique perspective on the […]
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s data collection
Competition enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic are now looking into how dominant tech companies use and monetise data. […]
Google to let sites block personalized ads under California privacy law
Websites and apps using Google’s advertising tools will be able to block personalized ads to internet users in California and […]
Facebook, Google Fund Nonprofits Shaping Federal Privacy Debate
Few companies have more riding on proposed privacy legislation than Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. To try to steer […]
Google restricts contextual ad targeting
Google has taken steps to limit data sharing for targeted adverts as it comes under increasing pressure to do more […]
ICO concerned by mass health data-sharing with advertisers
The UK’s data regulator has expressed deep concerns over reports that some of the most popular health websites are sharing […]
As Apple stakes out an aggressive pro-privacy stance, Google occupies middle ground
The ad industry has been bracing for more privacy-focused upheaval in the coming months, from lawmakers and data regulators or […]
Google teams up with security companies to catch bad apps before they hit the Play Store
Google announced that it’s teaming up with three security companies to help identify malicious apps before they’re published on the […]
Legislation Would Force Google and Rivals to Disclose Search Algorithms
Senate lawmakers are teeing up a bill that would require search engines to disclose the algorithms they apply in ranking […]