Tag Archives: Google
What you really agree to when you click ‘accept’
by By Jose Pagliery, CNN Money
You can spot the words “privacy policy” at the bottom of nearly every website. Don’t be fooled. Those policies are more about data collection than privacy. Companies use these policies to alert you to how they track your location, read your emails, spy on your Web browsing – and sell some of that to advertisers. With the help of several legal experts, CNN has reviewed policies at many top websites and apps. The conclusion: Most privacy policies are basically useless. Read More ›
Google must honor requests to delete some links, E.U. court says
by James Kanter & Mark Scott, New York Times
The highest court in the European Union decided on Tuesday that Google must grant users of its search engine a right to delete links about themselves in some cases, including links to legal records. Read More ›
Top Android app a scam, pulled from Google Play
by Stephanie Mlot, PC Mag
According to Android Police, Virus Shield is a fake security app: Instead of scanning apps, settings, files, and media, like the service advertises, its shield icon simply changes from an “X” image to a check mark after a single tap. Read More ›
Google Sued Over Kids’ In-App Currency Purchases
by Chris Morran, Consumerist
Because Google makes it so easy for users to make these in-game purchases, the plaintiff argues that games and apps are being created primarily for the purpose of enticing consumers to spend money on things like in-game currency. “Such games, by design, are highly addictive,” reads the complaint. Read More ›
How a Hacker Intercepted FBI and Secret Service Calls With Google Maps
by Nitisha Tiku, Valleywag
The recorded callers thought they were speaking directly to the government agencies because they looked up the telephone number on Google Maps. What they didn’t know was that they had called fake listings for the San Francisco FBI office and Secret Service in Washington, D.C., displaying numbers that actually went to a private phone account. Read More ›