Category: Google
Google Play steps up effort against malicious apps
Efforts to detect and remove malicious apps from the Google Play Store have improved, Google said, after it increased the number of rejected app submissions by more than 50% in 2018. The tech giant, which runs the Google Play Store for its Android operating system on smartphones and tablets, claims it now scans more than…
Tech giants need to ensure ‘quality news’, says government review
Tech giants like Google and Facebook should have a “news quality obligation” – overseen by a regulator – to improve trust in the content they host, a Government-commissioned review has found. In a wide-ranging report, the Cairncross Review into the future of the UK news industry called for ministers to look at new tax breaks…
5 Things You Should Know About Google and SEO
In this digital era, you cannot afford to miss out on the global market potential out there. It is only a click away. Businesses are now embracing technology and using it as a marketing platform to promote their products and ensure that they reach more customers. This online platform requires proper strategies and plans that,…
Google’s Jigsaw offers free anti-meddling tools ahead of EU elections
Google is giving political organisations in Europe free access to tools that tackle online attacks and disruption ahead of upcoming EU elections in May. The company’s cybersecurity incubator Jigsaw is making its Project Shield system available to campaigns and candidates, amid fears of election meddling. From today, the defence technology is being rolled out to…
Google fined £44m under EU data privacy law
France’s data privacy watchdog has fined Google 50 million euros (£44 million), the first penalty for a US tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect last year. The National Data Protection Commission said it fined the US internet giant for “lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent” regarding…
Protesters gather against Google’s ‘Project Dragonfly’ Chinese search engine
Protesters gathered outside the offices of Google in London on Friday to demonstrate against its controversial Project Dragonfly, a censored search engine for China. A group of activists turned up to the demonstration at midday, demanding the company scraps the alleged plans over concerns about freedom of speech and internet security. In August last year,…
Google to buy part of Fossil’s smartwatch technology for £31m
Emporio Armani’s smartwatches are among the devices Fossil Group has produced (Emporio Armani) Google is to take over part of fashion firm Fossil’s smartwatch technology in a 40 million dollar (£30.9 million) deal to bolster its wearable efforts. The agreement will cover some of the technology under development at Fossil Group,…
Google under fire for failing to remove ‘pray away the gay’ app from Play Store
Google is facing mounting pressure to remove an app from its app store that advises gay people on controversial conversion therapy. The Living Hope Ministries app, made by a US Christian group, offers a number of guides that claim to help “sexually broken guys” by building a “deeper relationship with God” through prayer. One article…
UK’s top trending Google searches 2018: Meghan Markle and CBB’s Roxanne Pallett top list
Image: Press Association The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and actress Roxanne Pallett were the “top trending” people in the UK in 2018, Google has announced. The technology company’s Year In Search project compared the UK public’s search habits this year to that in 2017 and compiled lists of the people…
Google+ bug exposed data of 52 million users – platform to shut four months early
Image: Press Association Google’s social media platform Google+ has suffered a fresh data leak, compromising the personal information of more than 50 million users. The tech giant responded by bringing forward the closure of the under-loved Google+ service by four months, shutting it in April 2019 rather than August as…