Tag Archives: Disable

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google Maps and Waze temporarily disable live traffic data in Israel  CNN Google and Apple disable map functions in Israel, Gaza Strip as invasion looms  The Hill Google Maps and Waze temporarily disable live traffic data in Israel  Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3 Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google will disable third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users in Q1 2024  TechCrunch Source link

Google is working on a new feature that allows you to disable or enable Chrome extensions based on site-by-site basis. The Chrome Web Store has many extensions, but there’s a catch – some extensions can cause website problems, and some sites do not allow extensions like ad blockers. Currently, Chrome only allows you to disable extensions for all websites via the browser’s settings but cannot control extensions based on a specific site. However, as discovered by Reddit user Leopeva64-2… Source link

Screenshot: Pranay Parab You may have noticed an increasing number of websites that now display a “Sign In With Google” pop-up every time you open the page. While it can be helpful if you use your Google Account to log into that site, you likely have plenty of sites (if not the majority) you don’t use “Sign in with Google” for, rendering these alerts useless. If you don’t want to use Google’s sign-in across all sites, there are a couple easy ways to block these pop-ups across… Source link

Google’s new My Ad Center lets users disable targeted advertising without giving up helpful features like personalized search results. Previously, disabling targeted ads meant you had to go into your account settings and block Google from collecting Web & App Activity and YouTube History data. Without permission to collect personal data, Google can’t serve personalized results in its main search engine, Google Maps, YouTube, and other platforms. Now, you don’t have to compromise. My Ad… Source link

Enlarge / The lettering “Hey Google” on the Google pavillon at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in 2018. These words activate Google Assistant, Google’s virtual personal assistant. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance Voice assistant hot words are nice when you need them and annoying when they go off accidentally. For Google, maybe a valuable signal for disabling a hot word is when you have a meeting… Source link

Google and Yelp appear to have suspended the ability to post reviews for some crisis pregnancy centers listed on those platforms, which some activists say could prevent them from providing accurate information about the centers which are known for attempting to persuade women seeking abortions to not get them. Google appears to have also suspended the ability to post reviews of some abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. The suspension of the ability to post reviews was first noticed by… Source link

Last year Google quietly pushed a new feature to its Android operating system allowing users to optionally disable 2G at the modem level in their phones. This is a fantastic feature that will provide some protection from cell site simulators, an invasive police surveillance technology employed throughout the country. We applaud Google for implementing this much needed feature. Now Apple needs to implement this feature as well, for the safety of their customers.  What is 2G and why is it… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]WHAT THE TECH? How to disable Google tracking  WRCB-TV Source link

Chrome’s “Reading List” is a convenient way to save pages and articles for later. However, if you’re not interested in the feature, the permanent button in the Bookmarks Bar can be annoying. We’ll show you how to remove it. The Reading List is simply a place to save pages to read later. It’s a similar concept to services like Pocket but built right into the Chrome web browser. On iPhone and iPad, the Reading List is easy to ignore if you don’t use it, but on the desktop, it… Source link