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Google’s Gmail Privacy Practices Now Under Legal Attack

March 21, 2018

Google has tried to clean up its Gmail privacy practices, saying that it will no longer use or scan Gmail content for any advertising purposes. Now, Gallo is representing consumers who never signed up for a Google account or Gmail account, but who still had their email messages read. This could be a real game-changer.

Data Privacy News

Google Data Breach Raises New Concerns About Silicon Valley Privacy Practices

October 13, 2018

Google admitted that back in March 2018, it became aware of a data breach that may have impacted up to 500,000 users, but failed to disclose it to users or regulators. Are big Silicon Valley tech giants are “too big to trust”?

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Data Privacy Insights

Google Data Collection Is More Extensive and Intrusive Than You Ever Imagined

November 14, 2018

A new report offers a never-before-seen look at Google data collection practices, raising new questions about the extent to which the top tech companies in the world collect and collate user data without their permission or knowledge.

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Data Privacy News

Google Facing Complaints of GDPR Violations From Consumer Groups in 7 Countries

December 7, 2018

Consumer groups in 7 countries are asking European privacy regulators to take action against Google for GDPR violations, specifically, its “deceptive practices” related to location tracking.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Brave New World of Surveillance Capitalism

December 21, 2018

Surveillance capitalism as a revenue model through the observation and recording of as much personal data as possible to create highly effective targeted advertisements is growing unchecked. Can regulation level the playing field?

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Data Protection News

Google to Pay Record €50 Million GDPR Fines as CNIL Draws Lines in the Sand

January 30, 2019

Google received €50 million in GDPR fines from French regulator CNIL for failing to adequately inform users about their data collection practices, and not giving users enough control over how their information is used. What are the lessons learnt?

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Data Privacy News

Privacy Practices Cited as New Source of Risk in Alphabet Annual Report

February 20, 2019

In the Alphabet annual report for 2018, Google’s parent company provided additional guidance on how their privacy practices could impact the company’s overall business model, and hence, its ability to churn out billions of dollars of revenue each quarter.

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Data Privacy Insights

EPIC Alleges Google May Be Helping U.S. Government Conduct Warrantless Searches

April 18, 2019

Scanning images in billions of users’ files without warrants, is Google helping the U.S. government to conduct warrantless searches and violating the Fourth Amendment?

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Data Privacy News

Google Faces New European Investigation Over Potential GDPR Violation

June 6, 2019

Irish DPC is launching an investigation on potential GDPR violation of Google’s Ad Exchange online ad system which is active on 8.4 million websites worldwide.

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Data Privacy News

Apple, Google and the Future of Privacy as a Luxury Good

June 11, 2019

Google and Apple are having a debate over privacy as a luxury good with Apple offering privacy enhancements on its expensive devices while Google wants consumers to believe privacy is their fundamental civil right.