Last year,Google faced internal revolt from many employees over its handling of Project Maven, a secretive contract between the company and the Department of Defense … Google Continues Investments in Military and Police AI TechnologyRead more
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YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Google $150 million to $200 million to settle accusations that its YouTube subsidiary illegally collected personal information … YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy ViolationsRead more
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Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt’s Repressive Government
Google is set to re-staff its Cairo office, which more or less went dormant in 2014, following the military coup that brought President Abdel Fattah … Google Is Deepening Its Involvement With Egypt’s Repressive GovernmentRead more
Posted inGoogle / ToMl / Worker
Most of the Google Walkout Organizers Have Left the Company
Four of the seven Google employees who organized a 20,000-person walkout in November have resigned from the company, including two women who claimed Google retaliated … Most of the Google Walkout Organizers Have Left the CompanyRead more
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UChicago and Google Sued in Federal Class Action Suit for Data Sharing
A former patient at the University of Chicago Medical Center is suing UChicago, the medical center, and Google, accusing them of violating the privacy rights … UChicago and Google Sued in Federal Class Action Suit for Data SharingRead more
Posted inEconomics / Facebook / Google / ToMl
The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your World
Bellum omnium contra omnes is Latin for “the war of all against all.” Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Hobbes used the phrase to describe the natural … The Final Battle in Big Tech’s War to Dominate Your WorldRead more
Posted inEconomics / Google / ToMl / Worker
Google’s Shadow Work Force
Mindy Cruz had an offer for a full-time position at another big tech company when she accepted a temporary job as a recruiter at Google … Google’s Shadow Work ForceRead more
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Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy
Google saves years of information on purchases you’ve made, even outside Google, and pulls this information from Gmail. It’s complicated to delete this private information, … Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buyRead more
Posted inFacebook / Google / News / Social Control Media / USA Empire / White Supremacy
White Nationalism Hearing
Representatives from Google and Facebook, as well as civil rights advocates, testified in front of Congress Tuesday on the rise of white nationalism and the … White Nationalism HearingRead more
Posted inGoogle / Mobile / News / Surveillance
These Hugely Popular Android Apps Have Been Committing Ad Fraud Behind Users’ Backs
Eight apps with a total of more than 2 billion downloads in the Google Play store have been exploiting user permissions as part of an … These Hugely Popular Android Apps Have Been Committing Ad Fraud Behind Users’ BacksRead more