Google’s smartphone services store users’ locations even when privacy settings are adjusted to shut these features off, according to a report by the Associated Press. … Google Tracks Location Data Even When Users Turn Service OffRead more
Posted inEconomics / Facebook / Google / News / NSA / USA Empire
U.S. Paid Millions to Cover Tech Firms’ Costs for NSA Compliance
In another new revelation, leaks from Edward Snowden show the National Security Agency has paid millions of dollars to cover the tech companies’ expenses for … U.S. Paid Millions to Cover Tech Firms’ Costs for NSA ComplianceRead more
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How Facebook and Google Win By Embedding in Political Campaigns
“Facebook plays a positive role by helping leaders like you connect with voters,” Mark Zuckerberg told European Parliament members in May. The CEO’s appearance was … How Facebook and Google Win By Embedding in Political CampaignsRead more
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Google accused of using Android to thwart rivals in India
The Indian antitrust watchdog has launched an investigation into Google for allegedly putting competing developers at a disadvantage in accessing mobile phones that use its … Google accused of using Android to thwart rivals in IndiaRead more
Posted inEconomics / Google / News
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of Cellphones
A new initiative from Sidewalk Labs, the city-building subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has set out to change that. The program, known as Replica, … Google’s Sidewalk Labs Plans to Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of CellphonesRead more
Posted inGoogle / Politics / ToMl
Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of Cellphones
Most of the data collected by urban planners is messy, complex, and difficult to represent. It looks nothing like the smooth graphs and clean charts … Package and Sell Location Data on Millions of CellphonesRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Facebook / Google / Media / News
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Sponsored a Conference That Promoted Climate Change Denial
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft have publicly acknowledged the dangers of global warming, but last week they all sponsored a conference that promoted climate change denial … Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Sponsored a Conference That Promoted Climate Change DenialRead more
Posted inFacebook / Google / News / Surveillance
Android Apps Share Data with Facebook
Previous research has shown how 42.55 percent of free apps on the Google Play store could share data with Facebook, making Facebook the second most … Android Apps Share Data with FacebookRead more
Posted inGoogle / News / Tax
Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda in 2017
Google moved 19.9 billion euros (17.9 billion pounds) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it … Google shifted $23 billion to tax haven Bermuda in 2017Read more
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Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to
Chrome itself has about 72 percent of the desktop-browser market share. Edge has about 4 percent. Opera, based on Chromium, has another 2 percent. The … Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over toRead more