The class action involved millions of Google users (Representational) Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. Terms of the settlement were filed on Monday in the Oakland, California federal court,Read More →
The Commission also launched investigatory steps relating to Apple’s new fee structure Brussels: EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules. “The (European) Commission suspects that the measuresRead More →
Google’s AI products are under the scanner after inaccuracies in some historical depictions. Google is restricting AI chatbot Gemini from answering questions about the global elections set to happen this year, the Alphabet-owned firm said on Tuesday, as it looks to avoid potential missteps in the deployment of the technology.Read More →
Google chief Sundar Pichai will testify on Monday. Washington: Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. The Take Mr Pichai, who is being called as aRead More →
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it would be a game changer (for Bing) to be a default on Safari. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a US court on Monday that Google’s dominance of the search engine market made it very hard for rivals to emerge, hitting out sharply at theRead More →
Last year, Google agreed to pay $391.5 million to resolve similar allegations California: Google agreed to pay $155 million to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without consent. Both settlements resolve claimsRead More →
The Dutch groups have asked Google to pay 750 euros over alleged privacy violations (Representational) Amsterdam, Greece: The Dutch Consumers’ Association Consumentenbond together with the Privacy Protection Foundation issued legal proceedings against Google on Tuesday for alleged large-scale privacy violations, they said in a statement. Both groups demanded that Google,Read More →
Criticising the move, the Google said that it will be “harder for Canadians to find news online”. Ottawa: Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from seeing local news on its platform after Ottawa passed a bill requiring tech companies to pay for suchRead More →
Google had acquired Waze for about $1.3 billion in 2013. San Francisco: Google-parent Alphabet is cutting jobs at mapping app Waze as it merges the unit with its own map products, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing an email from the mapping division’s head. Google said in December that it willRead More →
EU antitrust chief said Google may have to sell part of its adtech business. (Representational) Brussels, Belgium: Alphabet’s Google was charged by EU antitrust regulators with anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising business on Wednesday, which it may now have to sell part of to address their concerns. The stakesRead More →
