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Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

The evidence uncovered by Yahoo and Facebook and used to convict a defendant of child exploitation wasn’t collected at the behest of the government and therefore was properly used against the defendant at trial, the Ninth Circuit said. Along the way, the court said that internet content preservation at the request of the government wasn’t a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Carsten Rosenow argued that the two companies were acting as government agents under the Stored Communications Act… Source link

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Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

The evidence uncovered by Yahoo and Facebook and used to convict a defendant of child exploitation wasn’t collected at the behest of the government and therefore was properly used against the defendant at trial, the Ninth Circuit said. Along the way, the court said that internet content preservation at the request of the government wasn’t a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Carsten Rosenow argued that the two companies were acting as government agents under the Stored Communications Act… Source link

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Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

Yahoo, Facebook Searches of Accounts Not Seizure by Government

The evidence uncovered by Yahoo and Facebook and used to convict a defendant of child exploitation wasn’t collected at the behest of the government and therefore was properly used against the defendant at trial, the Ninth Circuit said. Along the way, the court said that internet content preservation at the request of the government wasn’t a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Carsten Rosenow argued that the two companies were acting as government agents under the Stored Communications Act… Source link

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Google Selects Prince Harry-Backed Travalyst for Emissions Data on Flight Searches

Google Selects Prince Harry-Backed Travalyst for Emissions Data on Flight Searches

Skift Take With the search engine also publishing the methodology and framework for other travel sellers to adopt, there’s a greater chance that carbon emissions data will eventually become standardized, and less confusing. But there’s still a long way to go. Matthew Parsons Google is using a new method to collect and display flight emissions data that’s been developed by Travalyst, marking the latest step in the coalition’s efforts to push bookers… Source link

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Google is using AI to better detect searches from people in crisis

In a personal crisis, many people turn to an impersonal source of support: Google. Every day, the company fields searches on topics like suicide, sexual assault, and domestic abuse. But Google wants to do more to direct people to the information they need, and says new AI techniques that better parse the complexities of language are helping. Specifically, Google is integrating its latest machine learning model, MUM, into its search engine to “more accurately detect a wider range of… Source link

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With inflation running hot, Google searches for food stamps remain elevated

Bruising levels of inflation from rent to gas to food continues to hit many American households hard, so hard it may be pushing a new group of the population into food stamps, hints new data. Google search volumes for “food stamps” are still running 100% higher than pre-pandemic levels (see chart below), according to DataTrek. Search volumes have trended higher since the start of 2022 as inflation has accelerated, notably at the gas pump. Volumes peaked in April 2020 as millions of people lost… Source link

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The new normal: Google searches reveal America’s COVID shopping habits

As the pandemic enters its third year, some of America’s COVID-era shopping habits — including strong demand for tequila and sweatpants — are here to stay. Driving the news: Axios worked with Google Trends and the Schema Design firm to create The New Normal, which analyzes the products Americans have Googled since 2020. Items with a lasting increase in search interest help fill in the details of what our “new normal” looks like. We have had to stock home offices for the long haul, leading… Source link

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German watchdog says Google agrees to remove Showcase from general searches

The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google has offered to remove News Showcase content from general search results in a bid to end a competition investigation into the selection of news in the product, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office said on Wednesday. The Cartel Office will now consult with affected news publishers to assess whether Google’s proposal would be… Source link

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Google searches for Peloton are plunging: stock analyst

Peloton (PTON) may be losing some popularity after a series of headline setbacks, according to analysis of Google Search trends out of Raymond James on Tuesday.  “Historically, Google Search Trends data has correlated well with Peloton hardware sales. Based on our updated analysis, the search trends data indicates continued softening of demand for Peloton sales in the December quarter. Google Trends data indicate U.S. Search Trends have declined 30% year-over-year in the December quarter… Source link

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