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Some Android users in Europe say they feel misled by their governments. Instructions on many of the apps direct Android users to turn on location, for instance, but make no mention of Google or that users can stop the company from determining their precise locations by turning off the accuracy feature within the location setting. “With this app, you’re invited, by the government strongly appealing to your sense of responsibility and morality, to give away your live location to entities… Source link

Some Android users in Europe say they feel misled by their governments. Instructions on many of the apps direct Android users to turn on location, for instance, but make no mention of Google or that users can stop the company from determining their precise locations by turning off the accuracy feature within the location setting. “With this app, you’re invited, by the government strongly appealing to your sense of responsibility and morality, to give away your live location to entities… Source link

On Tuesday, Google announced upgrades to the Google Play Pass, the Android alternative to Apple Arcade. Originally launched in September 2019, the new and improved Google Play Pass includes hundreds of apps and games including puzzles, podcasts, racing games, drawing apps and family-friendly content without ads or in-app purchases. “Google Play Pass helps you connect with awesome digital content—it’s your pass to hundreds of apps… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Google Chrome logo is seen near cyber code and words “spy” in this illustration picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking class action status alleged on Tuesday. The data privacy lawsuit is the second filed in as many months… Source link

OAKLAND, Calif. — Alphabet Inc.’s Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking class action status alleged on Tuesday. The data privacy lawsuit is the second filed in as many months against Google by the law firm Boies… Source link

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee continue applying pressure to Google and Apple, seeking—at a minimum—commitments from the tech giants to be more transparent with users about the applications in their app stores. In separate letters to Google and Apple Tuesday, Rep. Stephen Lynch, chairman of the subcommittee on national security, sought assurances that the companies would warn users about applications that are developed, operated or owned by foreign entities and… Source link

Microsoft has fully overhauled its MSN portal to make it more deeply integrated with its other services. Alongside this, it will also be introducing a rebrand of its Bing mobile apps for Windows Phone, iOS and Android. Announced today, the beta portal brings a much cleaner design with the aim of making it more useful for users; it also brings with it deeper integration of Microsoft services, touch optimization and a responsive design that resizes according… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Microsoft rebrands Bing apps to MSN with iOS and Android versions due soon  The Verge Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]MSN Portal Revamed, Bing Mobile Apps to Be Rebranded MSN  TNW Source link