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Google Is Updating Its Inactive Account Policies

Google’s VP, Product Management, Ruth Kricheli, posted on The Keyword about “Updating our inactive account policies” From the post: People want the products and services they use online to be safe and secure. Which is why we have invested in…

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Android Developers Blog Gives Users Control Of Their Data

The Android Developers Blog posted “Giving Users More Transparency and Control Over Account Data”. It was posted by Bethel Otuteye, Senior Director, Product Management, Android App Safety. From the blog post: Google Play has launched a number of recent initiatives to…

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RNC Sues Google Claiming Spam Filter Blocks Email

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against Google in a U.S. district court in California for allegedly putting its campaign emails in the spam folders of its millions of users, Axios reported. The lawsuit alleges that Google…

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Texas Sues Google Over Use Of Facial Recognition

The Texas attorney general sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Thursday, alleging the search giant violated state laws by collecting biometric data on face and voice features without seeking the full consent of users, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to…

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ACCC Fines Google $60 Million For Misleading Representations

In a Media Release, posted by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), it announced that it was requiring Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations. In short the ACCC found that Google mislead Android users by making…

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Legislation Could Force Breakup of Google’s Ad Business

A bipartisan group of senators led by Utah Republican Mike Lee introduced legislation that would take aim at conflicts of interest in the advertising industry and force Google to break up its dominant online-ad business, The Wall Street Journal reported.…

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