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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia announced on Thursday it may let internet users choose which data they give to Big Tech companies like Google, limiting the internet giants’ ability to access users’ online histories to cross-sell products. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen on a building at la Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) new proposals aim… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian regulator is considering letting internet users choose what personal data companies like Google share with advertisers, as part of the country’s attempts to shatter the dominance of tech titans. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also proposed limiting the… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian regulator is considering letting internet users choose what personal data companies like Google share with advertisers, as part of the country’s attempts to shatter the dominance of tech titans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) also proposed limiting the internet giants’ ability to access users’ online histories to cross-sell products. The proposals were part of the ACCC’s interim report into digital advertising in Australia, a… Source link

Benzinga Apple Expected To Join The $100 Billion Revenue Club When Earnings Are Released Did someone say $100 billion? And then some? Wall Street analysts did. A consensus sees Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) as joining that rarefied corporate crowd that’s broken the $100 billion in quarterly revenues mark when it opens the books Wednesday on its fiscal Q1. That’s a record for AAPL, of course, and may have been assisted by holiday sales of its new iPhone 12. But it’s one in a series of fresh… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as the search giant fights world-first proposed laws on content payments. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is placed on broken glass in front of displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The launch of the News Showcase product as early as next… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as the search giant fights world-first proposed laws on content payments. The launch of the News Showcase product as early as next month is Google’s latest tactic in a high-profile campaign against the Australian government’s planned legislation to make the company pay local news providers for content that… Source link

Search Engine Journal has been reporting on the ongoing fight between Google and Australia regarding the News Media Bargaining Code. Confusion ensued when Google continued to disagree with pending legislation that would force them to pay Australian publishers for the pleasure of showcasing their content in the SERPs, while simultaneously signing a deal to pay French publishers for their content. However, when you look at the two agreements side by side, there is a clear difference. The Story… Source link

The Telegraph ‘We wanted it too much’ — Jurgen Klopp says desperation to win may have cost them Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool paid the price for their desperation to get back to winning ways but insisted there was no crisis of confidence at the club after Manchester United sent their bitter rivals crashing out of the FA Cup. Manchester United vs Liverpool — player ratings: Selfless Rashford on song A stunning 78th minute free-kick from Bruno Fernandes earned United a dramatic 3-2 win on… Source link

For many Australians, Google is the internet. It’s where we get much of our news. It’s where we find and plan our holidays. It’s where we go to shop for gifts online. But in light of a proposed media code that would require the tech giant to pay local news media companies for their product, Google is threatening to end the relationship. And it’s shaping up to be an acrimonious split. “I think Google’s view is that they are so superior that people can’t live without them,” Peter Lewis, director… Source link