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Facebook and Google are already facing lawsuits under new data rules

Europe's sweeping data protection law came into force on Friday. And legal experts say big tech companies are already violating the new rules......»»

Category: topSource: moneyMay 25th, 2018

Google faces two fresh antitrust lawsuits in the EU over its data gathering and advertising practices

The probes are at the very early stages. Google CEO Sundar Pichai KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images Google is facing fresh antitrust action in the EU as officials await industry views on its conduct, Politi.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 25th, 2021

The billion-dollar question facing Facebook, Google and Apple as feds mull antitrust case: Does your data have value?

U.S. Senator Mark Warner is drafting a bill that would make companies like Facebook and Google inform users on the value of their data......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 6th, 2019

How Europe"s New Privacy Rules Favor Google and Facebook

Big tech companies gain while smaller online ad firms are squeezed under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which takes effect in May......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjApr 23rd, 2018

As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google And Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion In Lawsuits

Authored by Jake Johnson via CommonDreams.org, "They totally know that it's going.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 28th, 2018

Google and Facebook Keep Throwing Cash at Politicians

Facing increased public scrutiny, Google and Facebook spent record amounts of money lobbying the US government on privacy and antitrust policies in 2018, with both companies topping previous highs, new data filings showed. .....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsJan 24th, 2019

Google is facing a lawsuit after a privacy flaw in its contact tracing tech exposed Android users" data to third-party apps

The lawsuit alleges that Google exposed participants' private personal and medical information when they opted into using contact tracing apps. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Stephanie K.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 28th, 2021

WATCH LIVE: The CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter are testifying in a congressional hearing about misinformation

Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey are facing questions from lawmakers over online disinformation during a livestreamed hearing. The CEOs of Google, Faceb.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 25th, 2021

Live updates: Big tech CEOs back in Congress, facing questions on how social media promotes extremism and misinformation

Lawmakers are interrogating the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs are back in Congress, facing questions on how social media promotes extremism and misinformation

Lawmakers are interrogating the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

: The fate of Facebook’s business model may lie in the hands of the European Union supreme court

The supreme court of the European Union has been drawn into a German battle over whether Facebook’s broad collection of user data is in breach of competition rules, in a landmark challenge threatening the viability of the tech giant’s business model......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 24th, 2021

Facebook is reportedly building a smartwatch and wants to sell it to you starting next year in exchange for your health data

Facebook's push into hardware could make it less dependent on Apple and Google, but may also raise privacy concerns. Charles Platiau/Reuters Facebook is making a smartwatch it hopes to start selling in 2.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 12th, 2021

Google Threatens to Pull Out of Australia Over Plan to Make It Pay for News

The rules proposed by the government aims to make Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies fairly for using news content (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Google on .....»»

Category: topSource: timeJan 26th, 2021

Signal is now top of both Google and Apple"s app stores. Downloads skyrocketed 4,200% after WhatsApp announced it would force users to share personal data with Facebook.

Signal topped Apple and Google's app stores and saw 7.5 million downloads in the five days following WhatsApp's announcement about data-sharing. Mark Zu.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 13th, 2021

What is Gab? The far-right social media site that Google and Apple banned and that is still gaining thousands of new users after Twitter and Facebook deplatformed Trump

Gab was launched in 2016 for users who don't like Twitter and Facebook's rules on f.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 11th, 2021

Facebook and Google cases are our last chance to save the economy from monopolization

The lawsuits accusing the tech .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytDec 18th, 2020

Facebook and Google cases are our last chance to save the economy from monopolization

The lawsuits accusing the tech .....»»

Category: worldSource: nytDec 18th, 2020

The Technology 202: Facebook starts letting American users move their photos to Google

The tool is a milestone in the company’s push for data portability to allow users to move their data......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 30th, 2020

Facebook, Google, and Apple are using data from millions of users to map COVID-19 and people"s movements. Here are all the coronavirus maps and dashboards made by tech giants you can explore today.

Apple Apple, Google, and Facebook are collecting data on people's movement from smartphone apps and using it to show where people have reduced their mobility or .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 21st, 2020

Even Google and Facebook may be facing an ad slump

Google and Facebook’s advertising businesses, which have roughly tripled in combined size over the past five years, may be headed for a rare stumble as the coronavirus pushes the global economy into a tailspin......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 14th, 2020

PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google and Facebook: Rating the mobile payment apps

Facebook Pay, Google Pay and Apple Pay Cash don't grab our personal data; Venmo, Cash and others do. Apps free, but come w.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 25th, 2020