Google is making a fortune by selling users’ personal information despite the company’s pledge that it never sells the data, a lawsuit filed this week claims. “Google promises its hundreds of millions of users that it ‘will never sell any personal information to third parties’ and ‘you get to decide how your information is used.’ These promises are false,” the lawsuit claims, quoting a 2019 New York Times op-ed by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. “In fact, Google monitors its… Source link
Read More »Google will make Android apps tell users about data collection
Google said it will create a new safety section in its Play mobile-app store that will let Android smartphone users see what data developers collect about them and share, plus give access to additional privacy and security information. Android app developers have until the second quarter of 2022 to declare this information, the Alphabet Inc. unit said Thursday in a blog post. Users will begin seeing the safety section in Google Play sometime in the first three months of 2022. The… Source link
Read More »Labor Secretary rejects claims that enhanced unemployment benefits are keeping workers on sidelines
After a hugely disappointing April jobs report, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh rejected claims from Republicans and some businesses that enhanced unemployment benefits are keeping workers from going back to work. The Labor Department reported the U.S economy added back just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply missing economists’ expectations of 1 million. “266,000 jobs under normal circumstances — and we’re certainly not living in normal circumstances — would be a good month,” said… Source link
Read More »‘This might be the most disappointing jobs report of all time’: Analyst
Perhaps the most appropriate reaction to the miserable jobs report Friday was “Oh,” tweeted by Pantheon economist Ian Shepherdson. As the U.S. economy has shown signs of ramping up, consensus expectations for the April jobs numbers were high. But instead of the 1,000,000 new payrolls expected, only 266,000 new jobs were posted. A whopping miss. Now, the unemployment rate is 6.1% instead of the expected 6.0%, and last month’s jobs numbers were revised downwards as well, to 770,000 from… Source link
Read More »Here comes the stock buyback explosion: Goldman Sachs – Yahoo Finance
With corporate cash balances looking flush again as businesses recover from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldman Sachs (GS) strategist David Kostin thinks a stock buyback “bonanza” is on the horizon. Kostin estimates a 35% increase in share buybacks this year and a 5% pop in 2022. Share buybacks from U.S. companies through April have tallied $484 billion, more than double the pace at this same point last year. It marks the quickest pace of U.S. buyback announcements to kick off a… Source link
Read More »How to use Google Calendar: 6 tips
As public events gradually resume after a long pause, these tips can help you track community events, minimize scheduling conflicts and ensure access to your calendar as you travel. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic As public events resume following the long pause for the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ll once again need to be aware of events outside… Source link
Read More »‘There’s a real issue’ with environmental impact of bitcoin
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has questions about cryptocurrency, including whether it takes advantage of smaller investors. The progressive senator also wonders whether bitcoin is too easy to steal. The former presidential candidate has been pushing for government intervention on both of those fronts and, in a conversation with Yahoo Finance’s editor-in-chief, Andy Serwer, this week, she raised another growing concern: the impact on the planet that has come with the rapid growth of… Source link
Read More »What the FLoC? Everything you need to know about Google’s new ad tech that aims to replace third-party cookies
Will ‘Federated Learning of Cohorts’ preserve user privacy? The jury is still out Over the years, web developers have dreamed up dozens of cute error pages to remind visitors to switch on cookies in their browsers. Most are riffs on the eponymous baked snack (“Will work for cookies”) or Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster. But the Cookie Monster may soon have fewer job opportunities – at least, that’s if Google gets its way. The internet giant… Source link
Read More »Verizon, AOL, Yahoo deal: Executive pay skyrockets as average workers left out (Letters)
Facebook Share Twitter Share In a recent edition of the Republican business section an article appeared concerning the decision by Verizon to divest it’s Yahoo and AOL holdings, “Verizon to see off media brands Yahoo, AOL,” May 4, page A8. The Board of Directors of Verizon approved a $3 million bonus to the current head of Yahoo to assure that he remain in place for six months. Think of the absurdity of that number which works out be about $3 thousand per hour for a 40 hour week during… Source link
Read More »The real-world impact of keyword stuffing in Google My Business
The real-world impact of keyword stuffing in Google My Business Your privacy means the world to us. We share your personal information only when you give us explicit permission to do so, and confirm we have your permission each time. Learn more by viewing our privacy policy.Ok Source link
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