When Google told some small businesses in January that they could no longer use a customized email service and other workplace apps for free, long-time scholastic tester Richard J. Dalton Jr. To him, this felt like an unkept promise. – Prep company in Vancouver, British Columbia. “They’re basically powerfully arming us to switch to something […]
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Dem lawmakers insist in letter to Google that search results are not valid
A dozen House and Senate Democrats have asked the top executive at Google to restrict search engine results that show pro-life pregnancy centers. Lawmakers called pregnancy centers that don’t offer abortions “fake clinics.” Inside letter Lawmakers wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai: “Redirecting women to fake clinics that traffic misinformation and do not provide comprehensive […]
A Religious Sect Sues Google
OREGON HOUSE, California — In a small town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, a religious organization called the Fellowship of Friendship has built an elaborate 1,200-acre building filled with art and ornate architecture. Believing that a higher consciousness can be reached by embracing the fine arts and culture, 200 miles from the Fellowship’s […]
Collective privacy lawsuit against Google to continue
A federal judge is allowing a collective privacy lawsuit to be filed against Google, rejecting the tech giant’s effort to dismiss claims that it violated people’s privacy. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied Google’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit’s allegations of breach of contract, breach of privacy, and release of proprietary information. The plaintiffs, […]
Google Sidelines Engineer Claiming His Artificial Intelligence Is Sensitive
SAN FRANCISCO — Google put an engineer on paid leave after rejecting claims that artificial intelligence is responsive, and uncovered another bullshit about the company’s cutting-edge technology. Blake Lemoine, a senior software engineer at Google’s Responsible AI organization, said in an interview on Monday that he was on leave. The company’s human resources department said […]
Google Sidelines Engineer Claiming His Artificial Intelligence Is Sensitive
SAN FRANCISCO — Google put an engineer on paid leave after rejecting claims that artificial intelligence is responsive, and uncovered another bullshit about the company’s cutting-edge technology. Blake Lemoine, a senior software engineer at Google’s Responsible AI organization, said in an interview on Monday that he was on leave. The company’s human resources department said […]
Google search results elevate China’s narrative about the origins of COVID,
According to a new study by the Brookings Institution and the Alliance to Secure Democracy, results from Google search engines increase China’s preferred narratives about the origins of COVID-19 and human rights abuses. In response to inquiries about COVID-19 and the location of alleged human rights abuses against Xinjiang, a northwestern Chinese province, and the […]
Google doesn’t enforce its own ban on tracking software ads
While it’s illegal to install tracking software on an adult’s phone in the US, marketing such apps is legal. Although many companies display disclaimers on their websites stating that their software is for legal purposes only, there have been a handful of convictions for installing spyware on adults’ devices. Last September, the Federal Trade Commission […]
Google reports 3.4 billion ads removed, 5.6 million advertisers launched
Google said Wednesday it blocked more than 3.4 billion ads and suspended 5.6 million advertiser accounts in 2021 as part of new efforts to fight disinformation and fraud. Data from Google’s “Ad Safety Report 2021” clarified The scale of the ad giant’s policing efforts and how it’s cleaning up conversations it doesn’t like on its […]
Google adds ways to keep personal information private in searches
Google has expanded the options to keep personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will allow people to request that more content such as phone numbers, personal contact information such as email and physical addresses be removed from search results. The new policy also allows removal of other information that could […]
