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The Google logo displayed on a smartphone with the front pages of several newspapers pictured in the background. Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Google is rolling out a feature to its iPhone app that lets you quickly delete the last 15 minutes of search history with just two taps. Google’s automatic systems could already be set to delete your web history after three, 18 or 36 months, but this adds an extra layer of privacy. It could be particularly useful in certain scenarios. For… Source link

Google’s business model was under attack again this week, with a “broad coalition” of privacy oriented tech firms asking regulators to take a stand against “the collection of data from across websites and services,” enabling “dominant platform actors to abuse their positions by giving preference to their own services.” ADVERTISEMENT Google wasn’t named, but then naming Google wasn’t really necessary. The campaign was organized by Chrome rival Vivaldi, which… Source link

Google Fi’s VPN service has started rolling out to subscribers on iPhone, the company has announced. The feature, which routes your phone’s internet traffic through an encrypted connection to protect your privacy, has been available on Android since launching in beta in November 2018. The launch comes a little later than Google’s previously announced “spring” release date, but it’s close. In a followup tweet Google says not all iPhone users will have access to the feature… Source link

Forget this year’s punchy headlines pitching Tim Cook against Mark Zuckerberg—it’s arguably now Google as much as Facebook that’s in Apple’s sights. This has serious implications for 1-billion-plus iPhone users as the fight for your data and your loyalty has suddenly intensified. This is the context behind recent updates from Apple and Google. And this is why it’s time to start deleting apps—including Google Maps. While Google continues to play privacy catch-up with Apple,… Source link

Google Photos has announced a significant change that brings several new features to the iOS version of the app. Google Photos brings powerful new features to the iOS app. GOOGLE MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Accidentally Reveals New Google Pixel Smartphone UpgradeBy Paul Monckton Previously available only for Android devices, the latest update to the Google Photos photo and video editor is now finally making its way to iOS. The update, revealed in a new official Google Photos… Source link

Apple (AAPL) has unveiled the latest version of iOS, dubbed iOS 15. The company revealed the update on Monday during its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference 2021, or WWDC.  The changes to the operating system that powers millions of iPhones around the world include new notification settings, improvements to Messages, changes to Photos, and more. Here are the biggest changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 15. Big changes to FaceTime The FaceTime app is getting an overhaul to make video… Source link

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe It’s true an open App Store is more dangerous, and that helps Apple In his first-ever court appearance, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook on Friday laid out his case for why Apple should be the only company to sell apps on the iPhone, saying that allowing third-party app stores… Source link

Google Photos unlimited storage benefit is coming to an end on June 1. Google had announced in November last year that it was ending the unlimited storage benefit. The change means that users who want more storage than the 15GB limit cap for Google accounts — split between Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail — will have to buy additional storage. Google Photos users earlier had the option to store unlimited ‘High’ quality photos (compressed to below 16MB) on the cloud for free, which will… Source link

If you’re among the billions of people using Chrome, then Google has just given you a seriously good reason to quit. The exposure of stark data harvesting and the quiet introduction of “creepy” new tracking is the best reason in years to switch browsers. Now, for Apple users, there are even more reasons you should make a change. With Chrome, as with Photos, Gmail and Maps, you need to remember that Google is in the ad business, not the app business. Its entire business model is… Source link

Google Photos now stores 4 trillion photos and videos for more than a billion users. Even millions of iPhone, iPad and Mac users prefer it to Apple’s alternative—better search, more features, cheaper storage (at least until June 1). But if you’re among them, Google’s latest data harvesting admission and its continued block on a key Apple privacy measure should serve as a serious warning that it’s now time to switch. After another week where it’s Facebook’s data harvesting… Source link