Apple fanboys lose case against Google spying
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Court says no one suffered damage 

The High Court has blocked a bid to sue Google for allegedly unlawfully taking data from 4.4 million UK iPhone users.

Google teams up with Ubisoft
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 11:48

Google teams up with Ubisoft


Tests streaming with Assassin’s Creed

Google has partnered with Ubisoft to test its video game streaming service by offering the latest instalment of the Assassin’s Creed.

Google gives another reason to uninstall Chrome
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Tuesday, 25 September 2018 09:59

Google gives another reason to uninstall Chrome


Chrome now uploads all your browser history

In previous versions of Chrome, you could visit Gmail, YouTube or other Google websites and log into them without Chrome automatically uploading all of your browsing histories to Google but "fortunately" Google has seen fit to correct this flaw.

Google defends Gmail data sharing
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Friday, 21 September 2018 11:10

Google defends Gmail data sharing


All automatic, nothing to see here

Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of adequately addressing questions from US senators about developers who break its email-scanning rules.

Google boss quits in China crisis
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Friday, 14 September 2018 12:15

Google boss quits in China crisis


We have lost our values

A senior Google research scientist has quit the company in protest over its plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China.

Online firms face EU fine if extremist posts up for an hour
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Take down will have to be rapid

The European Union’s chief executive on Wednesday proposed fining Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour.

France and Germany working out how to tax big tech
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France suggests a sunset clause

The European Union is working out a way to tax big tech and thinks that an agreement could still be found by the end of the year.

FTC to investigate Google over Trump allegations
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Antitrust again

The Senate has ordered the Federal Trade Commission to find evidence that Google has been slanting news coverage against Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump.

Google releases Titan Security Key
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Friday, 31 August 2018 11:50

Google releases Titan Security Key


Making it nearly impossible to hack 2FA

Google has been showing off its Titan Security Key, a two-factor authentication (2FA) token that should improve your security and make it harder for hackers to breach your online accounts that support 2FA protection.

Trump lashes out at Google
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Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:33

Trump lashes out at Google

News is a tricky business

Donald Trump has taken a swipe at giant search engine Google, accusing it of being the peddler of what he likes to describe as fake news.