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Google Play Store app developers will soon have to share details about type of user data collected

Google Play Store app developers will soon have to share details about type of user data collected

New Delhi: Google has made a ‘pre-announcement’ about an upcoming safety section in Google Play that it claims will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security. The new feature is aimed at providing more control to the user over their own data. The announcement follows Apple’s iOS 14.5 update which has also introduced a new safety feature where apps will have to request permission for… Source link

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Google Photos’ free unlimited storage ends on June 1st

Google Photos’ free unlimited storage ends on June 1st

Bloomberg Key Brexit Clash Would Cost Euro Swap Traders $2.4 Million a Day (Bloomberg) — One of the biggest Brexit battlegrounds between the European Union and the U.K. now has a price tag: at least $2.4 million a day.That’s how much any move by the European Union to cut off access to London’s dominant clearinghouses for derivatives could cost traders in euro interest rate swaps, net of buying, according to an estimate from Albert Menkveld, professor of finance at Vrije Universiteit… Source link

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Google To Flip Default 2FA Security Switch For Millions Of Gmail Users

Google To Flip Default 2FA Security Switch For Millions Of Gmail Users

While the annual World Password Day event is quickly forgotten (it was May 6 if you missed it), it had one memorable moment courtesy of a seemingly unassuming Google blog post. Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management, identity and user security, wrote about password management. However, he also revealed a move that will suddenly make millions of Gmail accounts way more secure. I’m no fan of the password day thing as awareness of the importance of password hygiene, from… Source link

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Google introduces new family-oriented Assistant features

Google introduces new family-oriented Assistant features

Mother’s Day is this Sunday in the United States, and to celebrate the holiday, Google has brought new features to Assistant. In a press release, the Mountain View company revealed Broadcast is expanding to users in a newly created “Google Family Group”, including their smartphones, and Family Bell is getting more languages. Other new features include more stories, games, and some easter eggs. Starting today, Broadcast will be able to reach you on your Android and iOS devices, not… Source link

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Google is launching iOS-style privacy labels for Android apps next year

Google is launching iOS-style privacy labels for Android apps next year

Google‘s following Apple again by committing to introduce privacy labels for Android apps in the Play Store next year. Google will show these labels for the app on the Play Store under the new Saftey section. It’ll show you what kind of data the app collects — approximate or exact location, personal information, photos, and storage — and how it plans to use the data. The iPhone maker gave a glimpse of these labels last year at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and introduced… Source link

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Former Google energy head has her sights on filling multi-trillion-dollar gap in EV charging network

Former Google energy head has her sights on filling multi-trillion-dollar gap in EV charging network

The executive instrumental in making Alphabet’s Google the largest global corporate buyer of renewable energy and the first company of its size to achieve 100% renewable energy for operations is now looking to propel the nation’s fleet vehicles — from buses to long-haul trucks to delivery vans — toward becoming fully electric. Palmer is the new CEO of TeraWatt Infrastructure, a company founded in 2018 to develop, own and finance electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the… Source link

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Google v. Oracle: Supreme Court Holds Copying of Key Part of Java Software, its API, is Fair Use | Sunstein LLP

Google v. Oracle: Supreme Court Holds Copying of Key Part of Java Software, its API, is Fair Use | Sunstein LLP

Ending a struggle between two tech titans stretching over more than a decade, the Supreme Court held in a 6-2 opinion that Google’s copying of key portions of the Application Programming Interface (API) of Oracle’s Java SE software, constituting 11,500 lines of computer code, was fair use. In determining that Google’s copying of the API constituted fair use, the Court, on April 5, reversed a 2018 Federal Circuit decision that held otherwise. The background of the case and the Federal… Source link

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