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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google removing links to California news websites as part of test in response to pending legislation  CNBC Source link

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Google is testing a new security feature that hides your IP address in the beta version of the Chrome browser, MSPowerUser reports. The feature is simply called “IP Protection” and will basically do what the name suggests, protect your IP address. The new feature will hide your IP address when you’re logged into Google Chrome, limit what data suspected trackers can see about your online habits, and redirect some content requests through privacy servers instead of sending them… Source link

Websites made with Google Business Profiles will be turned off in March. Customers attempting to visit your website will then be automatically redirected to your Business Profile until June 10. Beyond this date, visitors will encounter a “page not found” error, Google announced. Why we care. Businesses wanting to maintain their own website must create a new site using alternative tools, then update their Business… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Access to Yandex websites is blocked in Latvia  ИА Ореанда-Новости Source link

OREANDA-NEWS Access to sites associated with Yandex (MOEX: YNDX) is closed in Latvia. In the future, access to Yandex Music will be blocked. The decision to block was made by the National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia (NEPLP), Ivar Abolins, a representative of the state agency, said on the social network X. Yandex declined to comment. On April 7, 2022, NEPLP blocked access to 16 Russian Internet resources in Latvia, including yandex.ru , mail.ru , websites of the Kremlin,… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Number of websites blocking Google-Extended jump 180%  Search Engine Land Source link

The smart oven installed in your kitchen may look innocuous enough, but it could be quietly surfing the internet and visiting websites in China and Russia every few minutes. As The Register reports(Opens in a new window), that’s what security-minded software developer Stephan van Rooji discovered when he checked what his own AEG smart oven was using a Wi-Fi connection for. As van Rooji explains(Opens in a new window), most devices with an active internet connection perform regular checks to… Source link

Meta isn’t the only tech heavyweight making tools to help root out terrorist content. The Financial Times has learned Google’s Jigsaw is developing a free tool to help smaller websites detect and remove extremist material. The project, built with the help of the UN-supported Tech Against Terrorism, makes it easier for moderator teams to deal with potentially illegal content. The effort has the assistance of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (founded by Google, Meta, Microsoft… Source link

Screenshot: Pranay Parab You may have noticed an increasing number of websites that now display a “Sign In With Google” pop-up every time you open the page. While it can be helpful if you use your Google Account to log into that site, you likely have plenty of sites (if not the majority) you don’t use “Sign in with Google” for, rendering these alerts useless. If you don’t want to use Google’s sign-in across all sites, there are a couple easy ways to block these pop-ups across… Source link