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Government secretly ordering Google to identify criminal behaviour through users’ search histories is virtual thought policing

When it comes to law enforcement, the balance between the right to justice and the right to privacy will always…

3 years ago

Google, YouTube will no longer allow ads on content pushing ‘climate change denial,’ saying it ‘contradicts scientific consensus’

The Big Tech behemoth announced the move in a Thursday blog post, updating its policies on ads and monetization in…

3 years ago

Accidentely unsealed warrant reveals Google served up data on anyone who searched sexual abuse victim’s name – media

So-called “keyword warrants” allow authorities to slurp up the Google user data and IP addresses of anyone who so much…

3 years ago

Apple & Google are ‘accomplices of censorship,’ Rubio blasts, after US tech giants remove Navalny content in line with Russian law

In the appeal to Google boss Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook, made public over the weekend, Rubio attacked…

3 years ago

Navalny allies say Google demanding they delete ‘Smart Voting’ list, as Moscow accuses American firm of ‘election interference’

Navalny’s team posted on its Telegram account what it said was a notice from the US-based tech giant, informing them…

3 years ago

Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’

The opposition figure's team confirmed on Friday that the 'Smart Voting' platform had been taken down from both Apple's AppStore…

3 years ago

Google’s Moscow office raided by bailiffs looking to collect $400k in fines… but lawyers say they must go to US to get the money

According to Telegram channel Mash, which obtained a video of the interaction, the bailiffs arrived at the office and were…

3 years ago

South Korean regulator slaps Google with $177mn fine for antitrust violations & abusing market dominance

The fine of $176.64 million (207 billion won) was imposed by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday, having…

3 years ago

‘Don’t interfere in our elections,’ Russian regulators tell US tech giants Apple & Google, in row over ‘foreign agent’ campaign

In a statement issued on Thursday evening, officials demanded that Apple and Google, as well as VPN service providers Cloudflare…

3 years ago

LifeLog 2.0.? Facebook summons the ghost of Google Glass with Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’ capable of stealthily recording uninitiated

The first product of a reported multi-year device partnership with Facebook, Ray-Ban ‘Stories’ sunglasses are almost indistinguishable from normal eyewear…

3 years ago