Google cuts neutrality of search results, aims at climate positivity
Google Search is taking a tougher climate stance as of today. The world's most widely used search engine was adjusted to answer searches surrounding climate change with sources like the United Nations - sources that, in the words of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, are trustworthy.
In addition to the n... Read more
Search engine rivals complain to EU about Google
Rivals of Google's search engine demand that EU lawmakers enforce new tech rules to make Google comply with an earlier ruling.
DuckDuckGo, Germany's Ecosia and French peers Qwant and Lilo urged EU lawmakers to take action against Google via new tech rules. As reported in Reuters, the competing p... Read more
Thales works with Google on secure European Google Cloud region
Thales and Google are partnering to offer state-approved/vetted cloud computing services for storing some of France's sensitive data. The companies announced the partnership on Wednesday.
The alliance between Europe's largest defense electronics supplier and Google fulfills a government plan lau... Read more
Google plans to turn on 2FA by default for 150M users
In May, Google announced that it plans to enable 2FA (two-factor authentication/two-step verification) by default to enhance security for accounts. As it celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google is once again reminding us that it will enable two-factor for 150 million more accounts by the e... Read more
Google tops prize pool of security bounty program SOS with $1 million
On the 1st of October, the Linux Foundation introduced a bounty program (Secure Open Source) to strengthen the security of widely used open source projects. Today, Google has funded the prize pot with an additional $1 million, to be awarded to developers that successfully contribute to the program.... Read more
Tech giants collaborate to establish Trusted Cloud Principles
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce, Atlassian, SAP, and Cisco combined efforts to establish Trusted Cloud Principles. This collaboration fulfills the companies’ promise of safeguarding the rights of their users.
The tech giants established the Trusted Cloud Principles to protect the in... Read more
Google Docs users to get wider comment boxes and watermark images
The Google Docs web client is in the process of adding support for their background watermarks and expanding their comment boxes to allow more text per line. This update is set to launch soon and is expected to be available for all users in the next few weeks, ensuring a wider reach and easier read... Read more
Google’s plan to block cookies comes under attack
An industry group has complained to the EU, claiming the move is "anti-competitive"
A coalition of digital marketing firms and others is vigorously lobbying against Google's plan to phase out tracking cookies. The tech giant wants to replace cookies with alternative technologies which Google cla... Read more
Google fights a 4.3 billion euro fine in EU court
The EC has accused Google of illegal practices on Android devices to enhance the dominant position of their search engine.
This week saw the kick off of the trial of Google before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The court battle is about the fine of 4.3 billion euros that the ... Read more
Google counters EU antitrust fine in European Court this week
Google is going to court this week in an attempt to reverse a monumental $5 billion European Union fine imposed on it. The bloc also gave an antitrust order which aimed at the search giant's ability to generate revenue.
The hearing will go on for five days at the EU’s General Court in Luxembou... Read more