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Google now allows Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users inside apps

Google now allows Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users inside apps

An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Google Play app store will allow Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users for subscriptions directly inside their Android apps, Google announced on Thursday. Typically, Google Play and Apple’s App Store for iPhones take between 15% and 30%… Source link

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TikTok users paid over privacy violations — Google, Snap could be next

TikTok users paid over privacy violations — Google, Snap could be next

This week, TikTok users across the country who created videos on the app before September 30, 2021, began receiving payments between $27.84 and $167.04 following a $92 million class-action data privacy settlement with the social media platform. The largest checks went to short- and long-term residents of Illinois, where TikTok was sued for violating the state’s strict biometric data laws by collecting and implementing facial recognition data into its algorithms without user consent. Not… Source link

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Google Kills Chrome For Millions Of Windows Users

Google Kills Chrome For Millions Of Windows Users

Chrome may be the world’s most popular web browser, but Google has announced it will end Chrome support for millions of Windows users early next year. Google Chome support is ending for Windows 7 and 8/8.1 in February 2023 SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In a new blog post, Google confirmed, “We’re ending support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1. Chrome 110 (tentatively scheduled for release on February 7th, 2023) is the last version of Chrome that will work on these versions of… Source link

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Lawsuit claims Google knew its ‘Incognito mode’ doesn’t protect users’ privacy

Lawsuit claims Google knew its ‘Incognito mode’ doesn’t protect users’ privacy

Comment on this story Comment Hi all, Gerrit De Vynck here. I’m a tech reporter for The Post out in San Francisco. You can follow me on Twitter at @GerritD.  Lawsuit challenges Google’s claim that its ‘Incognito mode’ protects users’ privacy It can be hard to keep track of all the lawsuits against Google. The Department of Justice filed one in 2020 and might have another one coming soon. Texas has at least two. Arizona recently settled theirs with the search giant for $85 million. And

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Google puts Chrome users in control of their ad experience

Google puts Chrome users in control of their ad experience

The news: Google is putting ads in the hands of Chrome users with a new hub called My Ad Center. Accessible from every ad across Google’s ecosystem from search to YouTube, the ad center allows users to modify their experience on Chrome in several ways. According to Google, users can: Block ads on sensitive topics like weight loss; Choose to see fewer ads from irrelevant categories (like muting vacation ads after returning home from a trip) and which to see more of (like holiday or sneaker… Source link

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Google My Ad Center updates give users more, expanded controls

Google My Ad Center updates give users more, expanded controls

Google’s My Ad Center today will start rolling out to users, globally, to provide control over the kinds of ads they see across Google on Search, YouTube and Discover. New features and controls. The new My Ad Center controls will also allow you to block sensitive ads and learn more about the information used to personalize your ad experience. More controls for activities used to personalize ads. My Ad Center expands Google’s privacy… Source link

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Google My Ad Center updates give users more, expanded controls

Google My Ad Center updates give users more, expanded controls

Google’s My Ad Center today will start rolling out to users, globally, to provide control over the kinds of ads they see across Google on Search, YouTube and Discover. “81% of consumers are more concerned with how their data is being used and 48% are turning away from services due to privacy concerns. At the same time, our research also says that people only want to see ads that are relevant and useful to them,” says Jerry Dischler, VP/GM… Source link

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Google Updates Search Display Formats to Provide More Context to Users

Google Updates Search Display Formats to Provide More Context to Users

This shouldn’t have any real impact on SEO, or Google usage more broadly, but Google has announced a couple of changes to the display of Search results, in order to provide more clarity and transparency within its listings. First off, Google’s adding site names to search results on mobile, so that users can more easily identify the website that’s associated with each result at a glance. As you can see in these examples, now, you’ll see the website name and URL for each result,… Source link

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Google Issues ‘High’ Priority Update For Chrome Browser Users

Google Issues ‘High’ Priority Update For Chrome Browser Users

Chrome browser users worldwide should perform an urgent update after Google reported six new ‘High’ threat security bugs. Google confirmed the news on its official Chrome blog, stating that the bugs affect Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. It has released Chrome 106.0.5249.119 to combat the threats. Google Chrome must be regularly updated to stay safe Google Google provided the following information about the six new Chrome vulnerabilities: High – CVE-2022-3445: Use after free… Source link

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After bans by Apple and Google, The OG App ‘will be unable to continue serving users’ • TechCrunch

After bans by Apple and Google, The OG App ‘will be unable to continue serving users’ • TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Beep boop, here we go again with another exciting week in tech. Next week is Disrupt, so the TechCrunch Slack watercooler is full of sartorial advice, much to our surprise and confusion. Oh, and Haje has written more than 20 Pitch Deck Teardowns over on TC+ — and he’s running low on decks to review. Surely he hasn’t scared everyone away quite yet?

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