Google proposes new privacy and anti-fingerprinting controls for the web
Google has announced a new long-term initiative that, if fully realized, will make it harder for online marketers and advertisers […]
Germany investigates Google speech assistance systems
Based on recordings from whistleblowers, the media recently reported that Google’s Home Speech Assistant was used to evaluate acoustic recordings […]
Google Hit With New Privacy Suit Over Voice Recordings
A group of California residents has sued Google over allegations that the tech giant violates state law by recording their […]
Italian DPA Issues Judgment Concerning ‘Right to be Forgotten’
On July 22, 2019, the Italian supervisory authority for data protection (Garante) issued a judgment involving the so-called “right to […]
Google to pay $13 million over Street View data collection
Google has agreed to pay a $13 million settlement that could resolve a class-action lawsuit over the company’s collection of […]
Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is way less private than you think
Google Chrome 76 is limiting how you can be tracked in its Incognito Mode. But that doesn’t mean you’re not […]
FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google in its investigation into YouTube for violating federal kids’ privacy […]
Irish privacy watchdog may launch another Google investigation
Google may have to face further investigations by the Irish Data Protection Commission after reports of contractors being able to […]
Google is investigating the source of voice data leak
Google has responded to a report this week from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS, which revealed that contractors were given access to Google Assistant […]
Facebook and Google could be forced to tell you how much your data is worth under new US legislation
Tech companies like Facebook and Google could be forced to reveal how much individual users’ data is worth to them […]
French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules
A leading French consumer group has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy […]
Google rolled out secure data sharing tool
Google has rolled out the open-source tool to help organizations work together with confidential data sets while raising the bar for […]