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(Bloomberg) — Google failed to kill a lawsuit alleging that it secretly scoops up troves of internet data even if users browse in “Incognito” mode to keep their search activity private. The consumers who filed the case as a class action alleged that even when even they turn off data collection in Chrome, other Google tools used by websites end up amassing their personal information. A federal judge on Friday denied the Alphabet Inc. unit’s initial request to throw out the case. “The… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Google failed to kill a lawsuit alleging that it secretly scoops up troves of internet data even if users browse in “Incognito” mode to keep their search activity private. The consumers who filed the case as a class action alleged that even when even they turn off data collection in Chrome, other Google tools used by websites end up amassing their personal information. A federal judge on Friday denied the Alphabet Inc. unit’s initial request to throw out the case. “The… Source link

A controversial Arizona bill that addresses the fees technology companies like Apple and Google charge app developers is raising new antitrust challenges for embattled US tech giants. The bill – which passed the Arizona state house last week and now will move to the state’s senate – would require Apple and Google to allow app developers to use their own payment systems, rather than Google’s or Apple’s, to process user purchases within the app. It is one of several bills targeting… Source link

PHOENIX (KWWL) – A licensed private investigator says a potential suspect in the 1995 abduction and murder of Mason City television anchor Jodi Huisentruit is considering a lawsuit against Google, which currently lists him as the victim’s “killer”. Investigator Steve Ridge says Arizona resident John Vansice and his wife are exploring how the assertion that Vansice is responsible for the murder became part of a prominent ‘Google Knowledge Graph’ as the first entry… Source link

It’s once again reached the point where the shift-over-shift dysfunction is the least of the Buffalo Sabres’ concerns. That isn’t to say that two weekend losses to the Philadelphia Flyers — in which the Sabres failed to muster a single goal — isn’t worth mentioning, but it seems clear we’ve already re-reached the familiar point where the results of games involving Buffalo do not matter. At least for the Sabres. With four regulation wins in 19 games inside arguably the toughest division… Source link

TipRanks 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks With 7% Dividend Yield You can get whiplash, trying to follow the market fluctuations these days. Volatility rules for now, as investors are pulling out of Big Tech – a move that is pushing the general markets down. The bearish sentiment comes as new COVID case numbers are falling, along with the weekly unemployment claims. Both are positive news bites for the economy, and will help to justify increased economic opening. At the same time, a Congressional… Source link

The privacy regulator overseeing Facebook Inc., FB -0.58% Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 1.17% Google and Apple Inc. in the European Union expects to boost its tally of big tech decisions this year—and rejects complaints that its enforcement has been too slow. Helen Dixon, who leads Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, said her office is on… Source link

Tom Brady and Tyrann Mathieu are fantastic competitors and they had some words early in Super Bowl LV. Mathieu picked a weird time to continue the war of words. With a few seconds left in the first half, Tom Brady threw a touchdown to Antonio Brown. That gave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a 21-6 lead right before halftime. Brady had three first-half touchdowns and the Bucs dominated the game to that point. And Mathieu, who had just gotten penalized for pass interference in the end zone, decided to… Source link

Text size Jackpongstock/Dreamstime.com I’ve always been skeptical about the push to sue, legislate, and regulate social media companies toward better… Source link

Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are facing mounting pressure from lawmakers, activists and civil rights groups to enact tougher policies and more forcefully purge misleading content and accounts – including the ones held by President Donald Trump – after a mob of pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Coinciding with the imminent shift of power in Washington to the Democrats, social networks have taken their most aggressive steps yet to muzzle Trump over… Source link