Tag Archives: Privacy

Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, has brushed off a warning by major tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter that they may quit the Chinese-controlled city if authorities go ahead with plans to change privacy laws. Lam told reporters on Tuesday that the proposed changes would only target illegal “doxxing” – the act of sharing people’s private details online without their consent. That practice came under scrutiny in Hong Kong during the anti-government… Source link

An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws. The warning came in a letter sent by the Asia Internet Coalition, of which all three companies, in addition to Apple Inc, LinkedIn and others, are members. Proposed amendments to privacy laws in Hong Kong could see individuals hit with “severe sanctions”, said the 25 June letter… Source link

A sign is seen at the entrance to the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton July 2 (Reuters) – A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their smartphones. In a Thursday night decision, U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman let plaintiffs in the… Source link

Google is in an interesting position when it comes to making the internet respect your privacy. It controls the world’s largest advertising platform, the most used search engine, and the most popular web browser. Together, that means Google has more influence over how your data is gathered and tracked online than any other company. It’s significant then, that, over the past few years, Google has joined the effort to eliminate the worst offender when it comes to tracking, third-party… Source link

Google pushed back plans to phase out a widely used technology to track the web activity of users, in an effort to address growing concerns from regulators and digital advertising industry rivals. In a blog post on Thursday, Google said it intended to start gradually blocking trackers, or cookies, from its Chrome web browser in mid-2023 and eliminate them altogether later that year. Previously, Google had said it planned to begin stripping cookies from Chrome in January 2022. Google’s… Source link

Stephen Shankland/CNET Google has delayed a major privacy change to its Chrome browser, pushing… Source link

Do you really know who’s watching? Angela Lang/CNET You don’t want to be leaking your private… Source link

In a blog post on March 3, Google announced that it would be removing third-party cookies from its Chrome browser—a decision that would effectively end use of third-party cookies. Google also pledged to avoid any other technology for tracking individuals as they browse the web. In its place, Google proposed cohort tracking, whereby companies could use third-party ad services to target ads only to larger groupings instead of individual users. It argued that such a change is needed to… Source link

Cybersecurity startup Oversecured reported vulnerabilities in the Google Android app, which could’ve … [+] allowed a hacker to steal sensitive data and snoop on users through the smartphone’s camera. (Photo by Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s Android app, with more than 5 billion downloads, has been patched after a researcher found it was vulnerable to an attack that could have allowed hackers to obtain sensitive data from users’… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google pledges to resolve ad privacy probe with UK watchdog  Associated Press UK competition regulator gets a say in Google’s plan to remove browser cookies  CNBC Google pledges to work with UK regulator in plan to remove browser cookies  Reuters UK CMA to have key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third-party cookies  GOV.UK View Full Coverage on Google News Source link