Tag: Google
New Google Retention Policy for Inactive Accounts goes effective June 2021
In a notice to Google users this week, inactive accounts for 2 years may have their photos, email, and drive contents deleted. Check...
Infographic: What Major Tech Companies are Collecting from Users via...
Check out the link to their article here.
Google launches COVID-19 page and search portal with safety tips, official...
Check out the article here and the portal Google created here.
Google says it accidentally sent some users’ private videos to strangers...
2020 didn't kick off well for some Google Photo users as yet another breach occurs.
Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case via BBC
The EU's top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally.
Google to pull plug on AI ethics council
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it was dissolving a council it had formed a week earlier to consider ethical issues around...
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Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
By Dr. Patricia C. Franks
The Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) degree
was launched...
Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users
January 8, 2019
Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users.
With...
Australian watchdog wants a regulator for dominant Google, Facebook
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook...
Google to shut down Google+
Ben Smith
Google Fellow and Vice President of Engineering
Published Oct 8, 2018
Many third-party apps, services and websites build on top of our various services to...
Google Says It Continues to Allow Apps to Scan Data From...
By
John D. McKinnon and
Douglas MacMillan
Updated Sept. 20, 2018 12:27 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON—Google Inc. told lawmakers it continues to allow other companies to scan and share data...
Google Tracks Location Data Even When Users Turn Service Off, AP...
By
Emily McCormick
August 13, 2018, 11:45 AM EDT Updated on August 13, 2018, 2:16 PM EDT
Google’s smartphone services store users’ locations even when privacy settings are adjusted...
Iron Mountain, Google Partner On New Data Analytics Cloud Services
Partnership focused on delivering new content analytics, information management and cloud-based machine-learning capabilities for organizations that want to do more with their data.
Google to Face Multibillion-Euro European Union Antitrust Fine
By
Valentina Pop and
Sam Schechner
Updated July 10, 2018 3:38 p.m. ET
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s antitrust watchdog is expected to find Alphabet Inc.’sGOOGL -0.01% Google illegally abused the dominance of its Android...
Check out what’s new in Gmail Confidential mode
Google's confidential mode is all about keeping sensitive information safe and secure. It will let users expire a message after a set period of time...
Google Analytics Announces Changes Due To GDPR
Published 4/11/2018 by Google Analytics
Over the past year we've shared how we are preparing to meet the requirements of the GDPR, the new data...