Google threatened to cut a consortium of European media companies off from its network of personalized ads if they followed through their plans to use new TCF data privacy measures to prevent data collection. Read More
20 NGOs from across the world published a common statement about their serious concerns on Google's access to health data with the planned takeover of Fitbit. Read More
A petition was issued to block Google’s proposed merger with Fitbit as it will give the company access to health data from fitness devices of 28 million customers. Read More
Google is potentially facing a $5 billion fine for privacy violations by collecting data without consent when users are in "private browsing" mode. Read More
Apple and Google jointly launched a contact tracing technology for health agencies to develop their own apps but only three U.S. states have committed to using it in their public health strategies. Read More
State-Sponsored Hackers Have Been Pushing Spyware Through Authorized Google Play Downloads for Years
Campaign run by a group of state-sponsored hackers appears to have been passing data-siphoning spyware through approved apps in Google Play Store for years. Read More
Apple and Google are developing a unified contact tracing app for coronavirus, however much work is needed from the two tech giants to address consumer privacy and coverage concerns. Read More
Google Maps location history has been used to map out community activity in every country in Google's newly released COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports. Read More
Two Illinois schoolchildren are suing Google for collecting biometric data including face scans of millions of school students through its classroom software tools. Read More
Brave has filed a GDPR complaint against Google alleging that the company has infringed the purpose limitation principle by reusing personal data between its businesses and products. Read More
