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
Google not sending vital security updates to Android devices running operating system older than version 8 has put them at high risk of malware and other security flaws. Read More
The drama playing out between Apple and Google over ITP is a great example of the importance of taking a measured and industry-wide approach to evolving solutions for online privacy. Read More
Google has culled 500 over Chrome browser extensions used in a massive ad fraud campaign that pingponged 1.7 million users through dozens of ads and redirected them to phishing site. Read More
Attackers are combining DDoS attacks and "click fraud" in new email extortion scams that target publishers with websites monetized through Google AdSense program. Read More
DPC has opened a privacy investigation against Google over location tracking and its capacity to collect massive location data that could be in breach of GDPR regulations. Read More
Google's privacy sandbox proposal now plans to phase out third party cookies from the Chrome browser by 2022, and has laid out what is at least a theoretical roadmap to preserving the targeted ad industry without the major incursions into user privacy that are so common today. Read More
Although Google and other major companies are rooting for AI regulation, such attempts can only be welcome with cautious optimism as none of these companies have outlined ways of achieving this. Read More
An alarming number of pre-installed Android apps are not included in Google Play which open the smartphone and tablet users to data exploitation by their device manufacturer. Read More
The three tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance are collaborating in the creation of an open-source standard for smart home that will ensure interoperability between devices. Read More
