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Google's privacy policy was changed to state it "may" combine web-browsing records obtained through DoubleClick with what the company learns from the use of other Google services. While new users were automatically opted in, existing users were asked if they wanted to opt in, and it remains possible to opt out in the Activity controls of the My ...
Google unveiled several new transparency measures on Thursday as the European Union’s (EU) landmark legislation overhauling rules for the digital landscape is set to go into effect Friday. The ...
Google removed the web search ads after an investigation by NARAL found evidence that the ads violated Google's policy against deceptive advertising. According to NARAL, people using Google to search for abortion clinics found advertisements for anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers. Google stated that it had followed company procedures in ...
It will roll out a new Transparency Center for people to access information about its policies on a product-by-product basis. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Devika Syamnath) Show comments
Search engines generally publish privacy policies to inform users about what data of theirs may be collected and what purposes it may be used for. While these policies may be an attempt at transparency by search engines, many people never read them [5] and are therefore unaware of how much of their private information, like passwords and saved files, are collected from cookies and may be ...
Criticism of Google includes concern for tax avoidance, misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of others' intellectual property, concerns that its compilation of data may violate people's privacy and collaboration with the US military on Google Earth to spy on users, [1] censorship of search results and content, its cooperation with the Israeli military on Project Nimbus targeting ...
Transparency reports are primarily provided to shed light on surveillance practices of government law enforcement in order to enable stakeholders to understand the operations of the company, to help identify areas where companies and organizations can improve policies and practices, and to serve as a tool for advocacy and public change.
The Dragonfly project was an Internet search engine prototype created by Google that was designed to be compatible with China's state censorship provisions. [1] [2] [3] The public learned of Dragonfly's existence in August 2018, when The Intercept leaked an internal memo written by a Google employee about the project.