Google’s announcing some new policy changes surrounding the use of Gmail, Docs, and Google Photos. In an effort to purge unused storage, Google is updating its policy to delete users’ data from its most popular services on accounts that are inactive for more than two years. This is noted on Google’s Help site. Beginning on June 1, 2021, Google will enact a new policy that applies to the storage on several of its services. As early as June 1, 2023, Google will delete data from Drive,… Source link
Read More »Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul – TechCrunch
The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana Zuboff has warned. The Harvard professor who wrote the defining book on surveillance capitalism has become the latest voice raised against the $2.1 billion data+devices deal — that’s now been delayed at the regulatory clearance stage for more than a year. Others calling for the Google-Fitbit acquisition to be blocked — unless or until robust… Source link
Read More »Europe urged to block Google-Fitbit ahead of major digital policy overhaul
The European Commission must block the Google -Fitbit merger as a matter of democratic imperative, prominent academic and author Shoshana Zuboff has warned. The Harvard professor who wrote the defining book on surveillance capitalism has become the latest voice raised against the $2.1 billion data+devices deal — that’s now been delayed at the regulatory clearance stage for more than a year. Others calling for the Google-Fitbit acquisition to be blocked — unless or until robust competition,… Source link
Read More »Explained: How changes in Google free cloud storage policy will impact you
Written by Shruti Dhapola , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | December 5, 2020 7:59:09 am Starting June 1, 2021, Google Photos will no longer be free as earlier. Google’s online cloud storage policy will undergo a major change from June 1, 2021. The reason: the search giant will no longer offer… Source link
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