GOOGLES PRIVACY POLICY
Google will cut off search access for students at schools that reject AI
The Mountain View, California, company has been facing pushback from educators, child development experts and parents over the use of its technology in schools, with the backlash heating up since it announced in August that it had turned on its Gemini chatbot for many K-12 students who use Google Classroom.
From Rome to Washington, why governments are pulling DeepSeek off official systems
At least eight governments, now including the US, have restricted the Chinese AI company's products. Most cite the same concern – user data stored in China, where the law gives the state wide powers to access it.
Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say
Discover-Tech, an Israeli digital advertising agency, faces serious allegations of orchestrating user surveillance via harmful ads. Research teams from Citizen Lab and Confiant uncovered alarming evidence that these ads not only tracked individuals but also facilitated spyware deployment. With implications affecting hundreds of millions, including entities like the Pentagon and Al Jazeera, major platforms like Google have halted Discover-Tech's services.
Inside Google's Gemini safety strategy: Protecting children, verifying age and tackling AI misinformation
To tackle rising child safety concerns linked with AI, Google is taking proactive steps as children engage with chatbots. The focus is on ensuring age-appropriate interactions, encouraging parental oversight, and promoting responsible AI use. The upcoming Gemini platform will feature age assurance technology to evaluate users' ages based on their behavior.
Gates Foundation forms global AI coalition to bridge language gap; Anthropic, Microsoft, Google among signatories
The Gates Foundation is leading a coalition aimed at enhancing AI accessibility for speakers of underrepresented languages. This initiative involves 60 organizations pooling resources to create a governance framework and workstreams over the next year. The coalition intends to build data infrastructures and develop applications accessible to developers in many languages.
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google received a 403 million euro fine for privacy rule breaches. The European Union's watchdog found Google mishandled user location data unfairly. This investigation examined Google's practices from 2018 until early 2020. Google stated its policies have since been updated and improved significantly. This marks the fourth largest EU privacy fine issued by the Irish regulator.
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Uploaded your photos for 1980s AI photo trend? Here's what happens to images sent to ChatGPT, Gemini
As millions join the viral 1980s AI photo trend by uploading selfies to ChatGPT and Gemini, a cybersecurity expert cited by Wired explains what actually happens to those photos after they are sent, how long companies store them, and why deleting a chat does not always mean the image is gone.
Judge in Google privacy class action awards lawyers $147 million in legal fees
US District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted the fee request by law firms Boies Schiller Flexner, Susman Godfrey and Morgan & Morgan over objections from some class members. A jury in September found Google liable for secretly collecting app activity data from millions of users who had disabled a tracking feature.
Explained: Why OpenAI and Anthropic are suddenly talking about privacy
Enterprise data privacy became the battleground for AI companies this week with OpenAI and Anthropic making moves this month that reverse or challenge their previous positions.
Google users can now remove their explicit images from search results as company introduces enhanced user privacy tool
Google has launched a privacy tool designed to help users control their online data. The feature highlights to users when personalised contact data appears in search results, offering an option to remove it from the platform.
Google tracks highest private data among Big Tech firms: report
According to the report, out of the five major digital firms, Google harvests the most data on its users by tracking 39 types of private data for each user.
Google Play to hide app permissions, makes developers responsible for data collection
Developers have time till July 20 to fill out a data privacy form for their apps, and they "alone" must make "complete and accurate declarations" for their apps.
Developers on Play Store will have to share details of type of data collected by app: Google
Google will share the new policy requirements and resources, including detailed guidance on app privacy policies in the third quarter this year
Google Pay will soon allow India users to delete transaction data
As part of the Google Pay privacy policy update, a new toggle-based control functionality is being introduced to allow customers to delete their last 10 UPI transactions, which they don’t want Google to see.
Deleting Google search data gets easier
On a day when Apple CEO Tim Cook pitched for greater privacy of user data with a GDPR (Europe’s new data law) like framework, Google rolled out new tools that will give users more control over their search history.
Google tweaks privacy policy for Indian payment app after Paytm's complain
Google said it might be sharing UPI transaction data, but that is with banks, merchants and third-party service providers only to aid in the seamless flow of the transaction.
Google Pay sharing payment data with group companies: Paytm to NPCI
"This is a clear disregard for a consumer's need for privacy," Paytm said in a recent letter to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Why Google banned a privacy tool called 'Disconnect Mobile' from the android app store
In the five days it was available in Google's store, it was downloaded more than 5,000 times, reports the Wall Street Journal, which broke the news on the banned app.
French court orders Google to display fine for privacy breach
Google will have to display on its French search page a notice saying it has been fined by the local data-protection watchdog over how user information is tracked and stored.
Bouquets & brickbats for Google's new privacy policy
Co's latest strategy comes at a time when online firms have been attempting to raise their ad revenues by personalising ads to attract attention.
Google's new policy infringes privacy of millions of internet users
Google's new unified privacy policy unveiled in March is the 'mother of all policies' replacing 60 separate policies of its individual products.
Google’s privacy policy: Government must enact a privacy law and protect consumer rights online
Google says this is meant to simplify its privacy terms and to improve service. Users and regulators worry that this amounts to intrusive violation of privacy.
Government washes hands of Google's new privacy policy
The govt has more or less washed its hands of Google's new privacy policy that is being criticised in Europe and elsewhere.
Microsoft advertisements attempt to capitalise on backlash against Google's privacy policy changes
Microsoft, is rolling out new ads that say its rival Google is risking users' privacy to squeeze more revenue out of them.
Google's new world and your privacy: Why you should worry
Google's new service will study all your web habits & helpful hints will appear no matter which Google platform you are on.
Fear of data misuse: Google's privacy policy raises hackles
The web giant says the new privacy policy will allow it to offer better services, including more relevant search results.
US government drops Google privacy probe
The US govt has closed its investigation into Google's Street View privacy violations after the web search giants announced a string of strict privacy reforms.
Google sacks engineer for violating privacy policies
Google has sacked one of its engineers, David Barksdale, for breaching privacy policies.
Google to pay 8.5 million dollars to settle Buzz case
Google has agreed to pay 8.5 million dollars (US) to settle a privacy lawsuit over a Buzz social networking tool added to free email service Gmail in February.
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