Google was hit with a class action lawsuit claiming privacy violations via Android apps. The plaintiffs allege that Google misleads users with false impressions of control over their data. The lawsuit alleges that Google’s privacy controls are fake and that Google is illegally intercepting and selling private information. The plaintiffs also claim that Google’s privacy controls do not stop Google from harvesting and selling sensitive online activity information. The lawsuit presents what it… Source link

Drivers for Uber Technologies’ (NYSE:UBER) ridesharing service and food delivery business will continue relying upon Google Maps to get people and orders to their destination after the master agreement between Uber and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) was updated and extended. How drivers find… Source link

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(Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Google is testing its earthquake and tsunami warning system with existing network of undersea fiber optic cables to detect disturbances on the seafloor. These cables are used to carry data, and internet, across continents. During transmission, light’s state of polarization (SOP) changes when it encounters mechanical disturbance along the cable. Seismic activity can be… Source link

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Reliance Industries is pictured in a stall at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar, India, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, announcing the… Source link

Monday, July 20, 2020 7:09 a.m. EDT by Thomson Reuters By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, announcing the partnership at his company’s annual meeting last week, said… Source link

Monday, July 20, 2020 7:09 a.m. EDT by Thomson Reuters By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, announcing the partnership at his company’s annual meeting last week, said… Source link

By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s <GOOGL.O> Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries <RELI.NS> on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, announcing the partnership at his company’s annual meeting last week, said Google would build an Android operating system (OS) to power a low-cost “4G or even 5G”… Source link

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world’s second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Reliance Industries is pictured in a stall at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar, India, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, announcing the… Source link

In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google bans adverts promoting COVID-19 misinformation; Twitter sees the accounts of 130 of its high-profile users hacked; and despite a growth in subscriptions, Netflix sees its revenues decline in APAC.   Google blocks unverified COVID ads   Google has taken a stand against misinformation surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic – the tech heavyweight announced last Friday (17th July) that it will ban adverts propelling “dangerous content” related to… Source link