Europe’s GDPR coincides with huge drop in Android apps
Privacy rules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, study concludes. But is it the case?
Second decision of the Austrian DPA on Google Analytics
The Austrian Data Protection Authority issued a second ruling, finding that Google’s IP anonymization is insufficient for EU – US data transfers.
Microsoft, Apple, and Google Promise to Expand Passwordless Features
The passwordless future just became closer to reality, as Microsoft, Apple, and Google pledged to make passwordless possible across operating systems.
Google’s FLoC flopped because it failed to provide privacy
FLoC’s critics were spot-on: FLoC’s privacy problems were what led Google to trade FLoC for the Topics API.
Google Adds Ways to Keep Personal Info Private in Searches
Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.
Google Play launches its own privacy ‘nutrition labels,’ following similar effort by Apple
Google Play is officially launching its own version of privacy-related “nutrition labels” for apps.
Android’s app store privacy section starts rolling out today
Users will start seeing information about what data apps collect and why.
Google to update cookie consent banner in Europe following fine
Google to update cookie consent banner in Europe a few months after the CNIL fined Google €150 million for breaching French law.
Google must investigate links for false information, says top EU court adviser
If someone asks for links to be removed from Google because they are false, the company must look into the claim, said an adviser to the European Court of Justice.
Google’s Privacy Sandbox plans include separate vetting for third-party code
Experts think Apple may emulate Android’s proposals to police ‘data hungry’ SDK developers on its app store.
Google Bans Dozens of Apps Containing Illicit Data-Harvesting Software
Everything from the weather to prayer apps were found to contain hidden code that could harvest a user’s location, email address, phone number and more.
Google is testing its new Privacy Sandbox settings in Chrome
Google is starting “origin trials” for its Chrome Privacy Sandbox, its new system for serving targeted ads without using cookies.