The highest administrative court in France on Friday upheld a previous ruling ordering Google to pay a fine of around $56 million for not being … French court upholds ruling fining Google for data protection violationsRead more
Posted inCourt / Google / News / Privacy
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit for tracking people in incognito mode
Google faces a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of invading people’s privacy and tracking internet use even when browsers are set … Google faces $5 billion lawsuit for tracking people in incognito modeRead more
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Order Allowing Worldwide Censorship of Google Search Results Violates Users’ Free Speech Rights
In Canada, the court is hearing arguments in Google v. Equustek, a trade secret case in which a British Columbia court issued an order forcing … Order Allowing Worldwide Censorship of Google Search Results Violates Users’ Free Speech RightsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Fossil fuel / Google
As Big Climate Trial Starts, Exxon Buys Google Ads To Defend Itself
Exxon began its trial — for allegedly deceiving its investors about the sizable financial risks posed by climate change — at the New York State … As Big Climate Trial Starts, Exxon Buys Google Ads To Defend ItselfRead more
Posted inGoogle / News / Tax
Google billionaire saved his money by charity loophole
Google co-founder and billionaire Larry Page is the subject of a report Wednesday from tech journal ReCode which shows how the Silicon Valley super-rich use … Google billionaire saved his money by charity loopholeRead more
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Tech giants sued over ‘appalling’ deaths of children who mine their cobalt
An international advocacy group has launched a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest tech companies for the deaths and injuries of child miners in … Tech giants sued over ‘appalling’ deaths of children who mine their cobaltRead more
Posted inFSF / Google / ToMl
Google’s influence over the free software community
: a culture of threats, sanctions and bullying People have been asking victims about this on a daily basis, leaving little choice but to write … Google’s influence over the free software communityRead more
Posted inFacebook / Google / Human right / News
The business model of Google and Facebook threatens human rights
Google and Facebook help connect the world and provide crucial services to billions. To participate meaningfully in today’s economy and society, and to realize their … The business model of Google and Facebook threatens human rightsRead more
Posted inGoogle / News / Surveillance / Worker
Google Creating Spy Tool to Squelch Worker Dissent
Google employees are accusing the company’s leadership of developing an internal surveillance tool that they believe will be used to monitor workers’ attempts to organize … Google Creating Spy Tool to Squelch Worker DissentRead more
Posted inFacebook / Google / Social Control Media / ToMl
Is there any reason for leaving social media?
Jaron Lanier 2 reasons. one is your own good. second is society’s good.