(Bloomberg) — Google failed to kill a lawsuit alleging that it secretly scoops up troves of internet data even if users browse in “Incognito” mode to keep their search activity private. The consumers who filed the case as a class action alleged that even when even they turn off data collection in Chrome, other Google tools used by websites end up amassing their personal information. A federal judge on Friday denied the Alphabet Inc. unit’s initial request to throw out the case. “The… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Google failed to kill a lawsuit alleging that it secretly scoops up troves of internet data even if users browse in “Incognito” mode to keep their search activity private. The consumers who filed the case as a class action alleged that even when even they turn off data collection in Chrome, other Google tools used by websites end up amassing their personal information. A federal judge on Friday denied the Alphabet Inc. unit’s initial request to throw out the case. “The… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Google failed to kill a lawsuit alleging that it secretly scoops up troves of internet data even if users browse in “Incognito” mode to keep their search activity private. The consumers who filed the case as a class action alleged that even when even they turn off data collection in Chrome, other Google tools used by websites end up amassing their personal information. A federal judge on Friday denied the Alphabet Inc. unit’s initial request to throw out the case. “The… Source link

The Australian government has shown that people want big, bold action against the tech companies. With the stroke of a pen, the Biden administration can bring competition to the search engine market. Opening up Google’s web index is how the United States can catch up in the international race to regulate Google. Zack Maril is the founder of the Knuckleheads’… Source link

A homeless woman found on the streets of Mexico has claimed to be an American who was kidnapped 27 years ago in Texas. The woman, who is claiming to be Jane McDonald-Crone, was found resting under a blanket in the streets of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, earlier this month. She caught the attention of Abraham Gonzalez, who has reportedly helped homeless people in the area by giving them necessities. Gonzalez told local broadcast Univision he noticed a homeless person under some… Source link

Q: I am completely lost in my attempt to find and move files from my Google drive to a SD card on my Android tablet. I would like to have access to these files with or without internet access. Can you provide me with insight concerning if and how the files can be moved in this manner? A: Google Drive offers two ways of accessing your files. One is the ability to download them as needed without consuming space on your device. This is usually… Source link

Bloomberg Trader Arrested as WallStreetBets Phenomenon Finds Echo in Japan (Bloomberg) — A retail investor buys shares in a small company, touts his position on social media and inspires a horde of followers to do the same. The stock price goes to the moon — before crashing back to earth.It’s an all-too-familiar tale to anyone watching the market in 2021, but this wasn’t GameStop Corp. It wasn’t even in America. And it happened in 2018.It was in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a day… Source link

Bloomberg Greensill Says He Warned Credit Suisse Weeks Before Collapse (Bloomberg) — Lex Greensill said he told top Credit Suisse Group AG officials of his difficulties in securing fresh insurance to cover corporate loans underpinning his business for weeks before his supply-chain finance empire’s abrupt collapse.The ex-billionaire “regularly updated” executives including Chief Risk Officer Lara Warner on his problems in finding new cover after Australian insurer Bond and Credit Company… Source link

Joel Embiid will undergo an MRI soon. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, considered by many to be frontrunner for the NBA MVP award, exited Friday’s game with an apparent left knee injury. The injury appeared to occur as Embiid landed after a dunk, colliding with Washington Wizards guard Garrison Matthews in the paint and spinning into the air until his full body weight came down on his knee, which bent backwards. Embiid remained down the court in obvious pain for a… Source link

Thanks to a huge performance from star freshman Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State has reached the Big 12 championship game. The Cowboys, behind a 25-point night from Cunningham, knocked off top-seeded Baylor 83-74 on Friday night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Baylor held a five-point lead with just less than six minutes to go. With just more than two minutes to go, Oklahoma State took control. The Cowboys ended the night on a 10-2 run over the last 2:33 of the game, and held Baylor… Source link