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Google recently updated its privacy labels for a majority of its apps listed on App Store, following the revision in policies by Apple making it mandatory for all apps to divulge in their data sharing practices. These new privacy labels show up in every app listing on App Store under the App Privacy section and it details the kind of data that is tracked or collected by the app. It also gives you clarity on the purpose for which this data may be used like for serving third-party… Source link

An ambitious plan promising to transform the North Bayshore area into a “sustainable mixed-use community” of new homes, parks, restaurants, services and jobs is one step closer to realization following Mountain View City Council approvals March 23. Council members unanimously approved Google Inc.’s request for 1.3 million square feet of nonresidential bonus floor area ratio (FAR) to help develop a master plan to repurpose the company’s properties to include office space, housing,… Source link

A class action lawsuit will proceed against Google over its collection of data from users browsing in “incognito mode,” as District Judge Lucy Koh denied Google’s motion to dismiss on March 12, 2021. In Brown v. Google, Judge Koh found that the plaintiffs adequately alleged that they had a reasonable expectation of privacy in their data, despite Google’s arguments that it disclosed and the plaintiffs consented to Google’s data collection practices. The ruling may have broad implications… Source link

But Western operations are recognizable, according to one former senior US intelligence official. “There are certain hallmarks in Western operations that are not present in other entities … you can see it translate down into the code,” said the former official, who is not authorized to comment on operations and spoke on condition of anonymity. “And this is where I think one of the key ethical dimensions comes in. How one treats intelligence activity or law enforcement activity… Source link

Many people reported trouble with the Gmail app on Android.  James Martin/CNET Google says it’s resolved an issue… Source link

Bloomberg Tencent’s Ma Grapples with $170 Billion China Threat (Bloomberg) — Beijing’s clampdown on its most powerful internet firms is clouding the prospects for Tencent Holdings Ltd. and its $120 billion financial services operation just as it’s casting around for new sources of growth.China’s top watchdogs have stepped up oversight of the country’s most valuable company, scrutinizing everything from Tencent’s insights into the online behavior of a billion-plus people to an… Source link

Many people reported trouble with the Gmail app on Android.  James Martin/CNET Google says it’s resolved an issue… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Caesar Sengupta, who has been leading Google’s efforts in payments and building products for the next generation of internet users, has resigned after about 15 years at the U.S. search giant. Sengupta has been based in Singapore and most recently worked as vice president and general manager of payments and the Next Billion Users initiative at Google. After starting at Google in 2006, he worked on digital payment services and ChromeOS. “After 15 years with Google, Caesar… Source link

Topline Google’s plan to block online tracking tools on its Chrome web browser has reportedly caught the eyes of the U.S. competition watchdog after the tech giant’s advertising rivals complained they will no longer be able to collect data on web users—the investigation adds to Google’s mounting antitrust woes at home and abroad as regulators seek to grapple with the power of large tech companies.   U.S. competition authorities are reportedly looking into… Source link

By Paresh Dave, Diane Bartz (Reuters) – Google’s plan to block a popular web tracking tool called “cookies” is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals, people familiar with the situation said. 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. … Source link