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Google to expand removal policy to remove more personal info from websites

Google to expand removal policy to remove more personal info from websites

Google receives tens of thousands of requests to remove personal information, such as addresses and social security numbers from webpages found on their search results every year. But only about 13% of requests get approved. Now, google is expanding its removal policy through an online form. To find the form search “request to remove personal information on google.” The form should be the first search result. Then, fill out the form including the information you want to remove and the URL of… Source link

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Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Kyler Murray’s “independent study” clause is no more. The Arizona Cardinals removed the clause in Murray’s contract that required him to watch film each week, the team announced Thursday night. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The move, which came after harsh criticism from the quarterback and others, was done after the team realized “the distraction it created.” “After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,”… Source link

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Google halts KakaoTalk updates on Play Store in Korea after messaging app refused to remove its own payment links  – TechCrunch

Google halts KakaoTalk updates on Play Store in Korea after messaging app refused to remove its own payment links  – TechCrunch

Google has stopped providing updates to popular messaging app KakaoTalk in South Korea, according to a local report, after Kakao continued using an external payment link in its Android app, against Google’s new in-app payments policy. Google’s new policy requires developers selling digital goods and services to use Google’s first-party billing system, but Kakao has been using an external link to its own website. This is the first time Google has stopped… Source link

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Google and Apple should remove TikTok from their app store, FCC commissioner says

Google and Apple should remove TikTok from their app store, FCC commissioner says

A federal official issued a new warning to Apple and Google, urging the tech giants to remove China-based app TikTok from their app stores. In a letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr cited a new report from Buzzfeed News about the “serious national security threats posed by TikTok.” The report, which analyzed leaked audio from more than 80 internal TikTok meetings, found… Source link

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F.C.C. Commissioner Pushes Apple and Google to Remove TikTok

F.C.C. Commissioner Pushes Apple and Google to Remove TikTok

A member of the Federal Communications Commission has asked Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing concerns that the popular Chinese-owned video app could send American data back to Beijing. In a letter to the companies released on Tuesday, Brendan Carr, a Republican commissioner, said that he believed “TikTok’s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data” violated Apple and… Source link

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FCC commissioner tells Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores

FCC commissioner tells Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores

A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over data security concerns. Pictured here is the TikTok download page on an Apple iPhone on August 7, 2020. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over China-related data security concerns. The wildly popular short… Source link

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Two More DSPs Remove Google Open Bidding

Two More DSPs Remove Google Open Bidding

The programmatic arms race against Google continues. Two additional demand-side platforms (DSPs) have removed Google Open Bidding supply for advertisers. Yahoo and Amobee followed suit of The Trade Desk, the first to initiate the deprecation of Google Open Bidding from its platform in February. So, what exactly does this mean for advertisers? Let’s dive into the motivations and implications of these decisions. Why Remove Google Open Bidding? While some may be quick to believe that removing… Source link

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Lawmakers urge Google to remove misleading results in searches for abortion clinics

Lawmakers urge Google to remove misleading results in searches for abortion clinics

Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Elissa Slotkin said that if Google (GOOGLGOOGLE) does not limit anti-abortion clinics from appearing in the Google Search and Maps results for abortion services, the company should label search results to clearly show whether a clinic in its results actually provides abortions, according to a letter sent Friday to Google CEO Sundar Pichai that was signed by more than 20 lawmakers. “Directing women towards fake clinics that traffic in misinformation and don’t provide… Source link

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Yahoo and Amobee DSPs Remove Google Open Bidding

Yahoo and Amobee DSPs Remove Google Open Bidding

The demand-side platforms of two ad-tech vendors, Yahoo and Amobee, have removed Google Open Bidding as a path of supply for their clients, sources tell Adweek, a decision that industry experts attribute to efforts toward supply-chain optimization and a growing movement to curb the influence of Google. Source link

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Social media CEO hopes to ‘remove any temptation for bad behavior’ from its platform

Social media CEO hopes to ‘remove any temptation for bad behavior’ from its platform

A new platform being beta-tested hopes to re-introduce an element of what many social media companies have seemingly lost sight of amid industry controversies — maintaining a sense of community. “A big differentiator for us is creating a space where people feel like they don’t have to perform,” Somewhere Good Founder and CEO Naj Austin said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “There are no likes. There are no followers. There are no algorithms tracking you. We’ve removed any temptation for… Source link

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