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Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...

‘Zero-Day’ Hacks Hit Record in 2021, Google Researchers Say

Apr 20 2022 // After a year dominated by high-profile ransomware attacks and supply chain compromises, researchers from Alphabet Inc.’s Google have identified another ignominious cyber milepost for 2021: a record number of...

Google Accused in Lawsuit of Systemic Bias Against Black Employees

Mar 21 2022 // A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of...

Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal

Mar 9 2022 // Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple effect” as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp up efforts to fortify the...

U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit

Mar 7 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left private user data...

Google’s Online Ad Business Targeted in European Publishers’ Antitrust Complaint

Feb 11 2022 // BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over its digital advertising business, which could potentially strengthen EU antitrust chief...

Google Sued by Price Comparison Provider, PriceRunner, for $2.4 Billion

Feb 7 2022 // STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant...

Texas Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones

Feb 7 2022 // Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided.In the lawsuit filed in...

Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit

Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...

Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy

Jan 25 2022 // Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy.“Google falsely...

Texas AG Sues Google Over Local Radio Ads for Its Smartphones

Jan 21 2022 // Texas’ attorney general on Jan. 19 sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn’t used or been provided.In the lawsuit filed in...

No Need for Experts in Claims Litigation: Just Use Google Earth, Florida Bill Says

Jan 12 2022 // Insurers would no longer need to hire expensive expert witnesses in some claims disputes, but could rely on Google maps and images to show the age of property damage, if a Florida Senate bill becomes law and is endorsed by...

France Data Privacy Watchdog Slaps €150M Fine on Google for Misusing ‘Cookies’

Jan 6 2022 // PARIS – France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet users to refuse online trackers known...

Google Faces Heavy Fines in Russia After Court Rules in Favor of Putin Ally

Dec 17 2021 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing potentially heavy fines in Russia after a court ruled it must unblock the YouTube account of a TV channel owned by a sanctioned ally of President Vladimir Putin.The Moscow Ninth...

Google Sues Russians for Alleged ‘Borderless’ Organized Cyber Crime Operation

Dec 9 2021 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google is suing two Russian nationals it claims are part of a criminal enterprise that has silently infiltrated more than a million computers and devices around the world, creating “a modern...

Fired Engineers Claim Google Failed to Honor Its Own ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto

Nov 30 2021 // A group of former Google employees sued the Alphabet Inc. unit on Monday alleging that it breached their employment contracts by not honoring its famous motto “don’t be evil.”In the lawsuit filed in...

Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action

Nov 10 2021 // Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the UK’s top court said the tech giant couldn’t be served with a class action suit.The case, which sought...

Russia TV Channel Abandons Talks with Google to Get YouTube Account Unblocked

Aug 16 2021 // MOSCOW – Tsargrad TV, a news channel owned by a sanctioned Russian businessman, said it had abandoned talks with Google to have its YouTube account unblocked and on Monday accused the U.S. group of dragging its feet in...

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

Jul 19 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

Jul 7 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...