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Android messages and dialer apps quietly send data to Google, report alleges

March 24, 2022 -

(Article by Ken Macon republished from ReclaimTheNet.org)

Trinity College Dublin’s Professor Douglas Leith recently released a report, called “What Data Do The Google Dialer and Messages Apps on Android Send to Google?” Google’s Messages and Dialer send data to Google’s Firebase Analytics and Google Play Services Clearcut.

“The data sent by Google Messages includes a hash of the message text, allowing linking of sender and receiver in a message exchange,” ...

EYE OF SAURON: Google Wallet for Android to introduce e-wallet that uses digital IDs

June 06, 2023 -

This feature will roll out this month in states that support the use of digital IDs. Google added that Maryland residents can upload their digital IDs and use the feature right now. (Related: Utah governor signs bill to launch pilot program for blockchain-based digital ID system.)

Arizona, Colorado and Georgia residents will be the next to get the feature "in the coming months."

The digital IDs will be stored locally on the device, but they can also be accessed through ...

Android devices secretly funnel your private location data to Google (even if you have that setting turned OFF)

November 27, 2017 -

This information, which was part of an in-depth report for Quartz, reveals that since the beginning of 2017, mobile phones have been collecting addresses of mobile transmitter towers near their area. The addresses are then included in the information sent to the company to manage push notifications and messages. This means that your phone keeps tabs of where you've been as long as you're near a mobile transmitter, and that this information is sent to Google without you even ...

DoorDash hit with $1B lawsuit for charging iPhone users more “because they make more money”

June 05, 2023 -

For those using food delivery service DoorDash, iPhone users get the short end of the stick. A lawsuit has revealed that they are being charged more when they use the app because they allegedly make more money than Android phone users.

DoorDash is now being sued for $1 billion following claims that the company charges customers using an iPhone more than it does Android users.

Screenshots filed in a class-action lawsuit have revealed that iPhone ...

Jury finds Google guilty of turning app store and billing service into unlawful MONOPOLY

December 14, 2023 -

The jury delivered its verdict on Dec. 11, affirming the search engine giant's monopolistic control in app distribution and in-app billing services on the Android platform – itself a Google creation. According to jurors, Google's practices stifled competition and harmed Epic Games, the creator of the "Fortnite" game franchise.

The North Carolina-based Epic Games sued the California-based tech giant in the Epic v. Google lawsuit. The trial spanned over four ...

Apple, Google teaming up to better track your movements under the claim of providing you more ‘security’

May 05, 2023 -

According to the Washington Times, the tech behemoths "are working to develop new alerts of unwanted tracking to warn people when someone is spying on their movements through Bluetooth location-tracking products." The outlet added: "Bluetooth location-tracking tools help people find lost luggage, keys or other items but they can be misused by stalkers or others to inappropriately surveil your whereabouts."

On Tuesday, Apple announced that it had collaborated with Google ...

Tech investors organize to silence pro-Palestinian voices

December 14, 2023 -

(Article republished from New.TheCradle.co)

The investors and executives have joined with pro-Israeli activists and Israeli government officials to terminate pro-Palestinian employees at multi-national corporations from their jobs, smear Palestinian journalists, cancel speaking events at US universities by Palestinian writers and politicians, remove social media posts critical of Israel, “ridicule” pro-Palestinian social media influencers and lawmakers, and send military ...

Google allows users to have their explicit photos removed from search results

August 09, 2023 -

According to the company, the new feature is one of three updates that can help give users more control over content about themselves that is available through the popular Google search engine. Google Public Liaison for Search Danny Sullivan said the feature is one of the many things that the company is "trying to do to help people feel [in] control of their online experience."

But there is one exception to the removal policy: Users can't ask to have their explicit images ...

Digital spy: Study reveals phone apps could be hiding spyware that can leak personal data

July 13, 2023 -

The study, which was conducted by computer scientists from New York University and the University of California San Diego, focused on the hidden dangers of spyware apps.

These apps can be difficult to detect, and they can also leak your sensitive information without your knowledge. The researchers warned that smartphone users must be aware of this issue and take steps to protect themselves and their privacy.They see you: The dangers of spyware apps

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Google settles $5 billion privacy washing lawsuit for undisclosed amount

January 05, 2024 -

A corporation under the Alphabet family of companies, Google recently settled a case for an undisclosed amount that sought $5 billion in damages for the tech giant's Chrome spying functionality while in private mode, which tricks users into thinking that their web-browsing habits are a family affair.

If a web browser such as Chrome tells a user that he or she is "incognito" and can "browse privately," as Chrome promises, then this should be what happens, both plaintiffs ...

Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will put an end to the BLOCK function

August 24, 2023 -

In a post on the platform that he acquired in October 2022, the South African-born tech mogul said: "Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature,' except for DMs [direct messages]. It makes no sense." Under the rule, users won't be able to block accounts from interacting with their public posts. However, users can prevent these other accounts from messaging them directly.

Prior to the announcement, the block feature completely severs the connection between users as it ...

Google rolls out new generative AI feature that summarizes articles – meaning, you can only see what it allows you to see

August 23, 2023 -

SGE has already been active on Chrome. But the new feature, known as "SGE while browsing," is designed to take the feature a step further by immediately providing summaries to articles users click on.

Google has described this new feature as a tool to efficiently "navigate information online" and better engage with long-form content from different publishers and creators to make it easier to find certain subjects. (Related: Google is using AI to dig through Gmail accounts ...

Dating website/app profiles mostly fake “catfish” that steal your private info while pushing politics, climate change, money scams, vaccines, and gender fluidity

July 30, 2023 -

A "catfish" is someone who sets up a fake online profile on a dating app or website so they can scam people out of information and/or money, or influence them using politics. They will usually buy or steal some model's pictures from Russia, Ukraine, or China. Should you "match" with them or "swipe right," they will immediately match back, and start asking you "what you're looking for" and say something like, "let's hop off of here and talk on WhatsApp." From there, they will ask ...

Say goodbye to your privacy: Use of digital IDs in American states is spreading rapidly

July 27, 2023 -

At least eight states already have state-sponsored apps where people can store their digital IDs. These include the Mobile ID app in Arizona, Delaware, Mississippi and Oklahoma and the myColorado app, which provides proof of identification, age and address anywhere in Colorado.

In Louisiana, the LA Wallet serves as the state-sponsored app for storing digital driver's licenses and is considered legal for driving purposes and accepted by state law enforcement in lieu of a ...

Google updated its privacy policy so it can use all your data to train AI

July 11, 2023 -

The new policy states: “We may collect information that’s publicly available online or from other public sources to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Bard, and Cloud AI capabilities.”

Among the activities that Google considers fair game are everything you've searched for, purchased or watched online as well as any location data shared via Android phone. They also say they will gather information about people from ...