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CLOSE The federal government may be warming up its antitrust enforcement machine and pointing it at Big Tech. The House Judiciary Committee has announced a sweeping antitrust probe, promising “review of the market power held by giant tech platforms.” (June 4) AP Tech Congress is asking Apple and Google to warn users about apps that pose “national security risks” days after the government showed interest in banning TikTok.  National Security Representative Stephen… Source link

Class-action status sought as Google tracking opt-out status questioned SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Last month I reported how lawyers had filed a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking damages of at least $5 billion (£4 billion) against Google, alleging the illegal collection of information during Chrome browser incognito mode sessions. Now, the same law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, has filed another Google data privacy lawsuit seeking… Source link

07/15 Update below. This post was originally published on July 12 While Chrome has had a rocky recent run, an ambitious rival has been quick to capitalize. But now Google has given potential defectors a great reason to stick with its browser.  Google Chrome is about to get a lot faster and more efficient SOPA Images LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Gmail Users Hit By Deleted And Lost EmailBy Gordon Kelly Having attained internal… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Google Chrome logo is seen near cyber code and words “spy” in this illustration picture taken June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking class action status alleged on Tuesday. The data privacy lawsuit is the second filed in as many months… Source link

OAKLAND, Calif. — Alphabet Inc.’s Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking class action status alleged on Tuesday. The data privacy lawsuit is the second filed in as many months against Google by the law firm Boies… Source link

Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. When choosing the best video clips to promote from around the web, Alphabet Inc.’s Google gives a secret advantage to one source in particular: itself. Or, more specifically, its giant online-video service, YouTube. Take a clip of basketball star Zion Williamson that the National Basketball Association posted online in January, when he made his highly anticipated pro debut. The clip was popular on  Source link

07/14 Update below. This post was originally published on July 12 While Chrome has had a rocky recent run, an ambitious rival has been quick to capitalize. But now Google has given potential defectors a great reason to stick with its browser.  Google Chrome is about to get a lot faster and more efficient SOPA Images LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Gmail Users Hit By Deleted And Lost EmailBy Gordon Kelly Having attained internal… Source link

It is a while since Microsoft adopted the Chromium engine for the new version of Edge, and reception to the browser has been broadly positive. Until now, Microsoft has given Windows 10 users the choice between whether they what to use the new Chromium-based Edge, or stick with the old legacy version. But now that’s changing. The company is pushing out the browser via Windows Update to Windows 10 versions 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, and 2004 — and it… Source link