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Burger King hijacks the Google Assistant, gets shut down by Google | Ars Technica - 0 views

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Burger King hijacks the Google Assistant, gets shut down by Google Burger King's ad invokes the "OK Google" hotword to advertise fast food; gets blocked.

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Google CEO says privacy doesn't matter. Google blacklists CNet for violating CEO's priv... - 0 views

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"Google CEO Eric Schmidt says privacy isn't important, and if you want to keep something private, "maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place" (in other words, "innocent people have nothing to hide.")"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Google CEO Eric Schmidt says privacy isn't important, and if you want to keep something private, "maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place" (in other words, "innocent people have nothing to hide.")"</div>

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Google faulted for racial bias in image search results for black teenagers - The Washin... - 0 views

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If you searched for "three white teenagers" on Google Images earlier this month, the result spat up shiny, happy people in droves - an R.E.M. song in JPG format. The images, mostly stock photos, displayed young Caucasian men and women laughing, holding sports equipment or caught whimsically mid-selfie. If you searched for "three black teenagers," the algorithm offered an array of mug shots.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you searched for "three white teenagers" on Google Images earlier this month, the result spat up shiny, happy people in droves - an R.E.M. song in JPG format. The images, mostly stock photos, displayed young Caucasian men and women laughing, holding sports equipment or caught whimsically mid-selfie. If you searched for "three black teenagers," the algorithm offered an array of mug shots.</div>

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Google engineer apologizes after Photos app tags two black people as gorillas | The Verge - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 12 Jun 16

Google came under fire this week after its new Photos app categorized photos in one of the most racist ways possible. On June 28th, computer programmer Jacky Alciné found that the feature kept tagging pictures of him and his girlfriend as "gorillas."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google came under fire this week after its new Photos app categorized photos in one of the most racist ways possible. On June 28th, computer programmer Jacky Alciné found that the feature kept tagging pictures of him and his girlfriend as "gorillas." </div>

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Nest, Google and you - 0 views

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Nest address the privacy question(s) associated with the Google buyout.

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Not OK, Google: Chromium voice extension pulled after spying concerns | Ars Technica - 0 views

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"Google agreed that a closed source module wasn't a good fit for an open source browser."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Google agreed that a closed source module wasn't a good fit for an open source browser."</div>

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Google Home's Assistant could one day know your mood. Take that, Alexa - CNET - 0 views

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"In an exclusive interview, a top Google exec says the AI could eventually recognize if you're frustrated or pick up conversations where you left off."

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All the Secret Stuff That Happens When You Visit Google.com - 1 views

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All the Secret Stuff That Happens When You Visit Google.com

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Google admits it tracked user location data even when the setting was turned off - The ... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 22 Nov 17

"Android phones gather your location data and send it to Google, even if you've turned off location services and don't have a SIM card"

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Burger King debuts Whopper ad that triggers Google Home devices - Business Insider - 0 views

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burger King will start televising a commercial for its signature Whopper sandwich that is designed to activate Google voice-controlled devices, raising questions about whether marketing tactics have become too invasive.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">burger King will start televising a commercial for its signature Whopper sandwich that is designed to activate Google voice-controlled devices, raising questions about whether marketing tactics have become too invasive.</div>

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Public digital infrastructure should be at the core of Europe's tech sovereignty strate... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 04 Aug 21

"rather than try to build the next Google, should we not focus on building the infrastructures that prevent the next Google instead?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"rather than try to build the next Google, should we not focus on building the infrastructures that prevent the next Google instead?"</div>

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Google and Facebook Didn't End Data Privacy - The Atlantic - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 26 May 23

"Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism Google and Facebook are easy scapegoats, but companies have been collecting, selling, and reusing your personal data for decades, and now that the public has finally noticed, it's too late. The personal-data privacy war is long over, and you lost."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism Google and Facebook are easy scapegoats, but companies have been collecting, selling, and reusing your personal data for decades, and now that the public has finally noticed, it's too late. The personal-data privacy war is long over, and you lost."</div>

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Why Google Trailing Apple on Encryption Support Is a Human Rights Issue - 0 views

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"A leading privacy activist says Google's lack of support for strong encryption makes second-class citizens out of people who can't afford Apple devices."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A leading privacy activist says Google's lack of support for strong encryption makes second-class citizens out of people who can't afford Apple devices."</div>

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When Google Glass Haters Attack - 0 views

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Google Nest Labs' Acquisition Of Dropcam Scares The Heck Out Of Me - 1 views

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Apple chief Tim Cook criticises Google and Facebook over privacy | Technology | The Gua... - 0 views

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"Web rivals' business models undermine users' privacy, says Tim Cook, who also warns governments on pursuing 'dangerous' encryption policies"

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NHS England patient data 'uploaded to Google servers', Tory MP says | Society | theguar... - 0 views

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"Health select committee member Sarah Wollaston queries how data was secured by PA Consulting and uploaded to servers outside UK"

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Google Home and Chromecast outage hits millions of users worldwide - 0 views

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France is ditching Google to reclaim its online independence | WIRED UK - 0 views

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Google 'fixed' its racist algorithm by removing gorillas from its image-labeling tech -... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 14 Jan 18

"Nearly three years after the company was called out, it hasn't gone beyond a quick workaround"

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