Austrian DPA has option to fine Google up to €6 billion
Google continues to send data from EU websites to the US – despite two Court of Justice rulings.
How private is your Gmail, and should you switch?
You might be surprised how much Google’s email service – and others – know about you.
How expansion of privacy laws, adtech standards limits third-party data use for retargeting
How the expansion of data privacy laws and advertising technology standards limits companies’ ability to use third-party data for retargeting.
Vodafone using Google’s cloud and AI to retain customers
The partnership is the latest trend showing a convergence between the telecoms market and Silicon Valley.
Google and Apple are the world’s biggest privacy regulators
Both companies are changing how they allow others to collect and use data from their billions of online users.
Mass legal action against Google would ‘open the floodgates’, Supreme Court told
Legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ would “open the floodgates” to mass data protection claims.
EU’s Margrethe Vestager Confirms That Google’s Planned Removal Of Third-Party Cookies Is An Antitrust Concern
The European Commission verified in writing that Google’s use of data to fuel its ad tech business is a focus of its ongoing antitrust investigation.
Google backs EU plans to fight child sexual abuse
Google has said it backs the need for a derogation from the ePrivacy directive and supports the notion of creating a European centre that would cover law enforcement, prevention and victim support at the EU level.
Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data
A judge has ruled that Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices.
Verizon Media Introduces Alternative Online Tracking Identifier
Verizon Media announced the launch of its Next-Gen Solutions suite to make advertisers and publishers independent of cookies or mobile app IDs.
Google Faces Complaint in France Over Android Advertising Tool
Google’s Android advertising tool is the target of a complaint in France by privacy activist Max Schrems, accusing the tech giant of violating European Union rules by failing to get users’ consent.
Platforms, not regulators, are driving data privacy enforcement
Unlike GDPR or CCPA, the moves Google and Apple are about to make will cause immediate shockwaves the day they are implemented.