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Microsoft Slammed For ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Prompt In Edge...
Bloatware? Addition to Edge browser promoting Zip's “buy now, pay later” scheme at checkout webpages, is slammed by users
Lawsuit By Former Google Staffers Cites ‘Don’t Be...
Three out of the 'thanksgiving four' staff fired from Google in November 2019, hit back with lawsuit for not honouring 'don't be evil' moto
Google Increases Concessions, Amid CMA Oversight Of Cookie Removal
Google expands data pledges to address concerns of British competition regulator, overseeing tech giant's removal of third-party tracking cookies
Google To Pay Millions To Ireland In Back Taxes
Google is to pay £183m in back taxes to the Irish government, in line with its promise to halt the use of the European tax loophole
Hundreds Of Google Staff Protest Vaccine Mandate
Staff push back. At least 600 staff at Google sign manifesto opposing firm's widened Covid-19 vaccine mandate on workforce
Google Signs Deal For News From AFP
Five year deal signed with Agence France-Presse for news content on Google, as publishing contracts continue to be signed
Google To Invest $740 Million After Australia Clash
Clash that saw Google threaten to withdraw services from Australia altogether, to be settled with fresh investment in the country
High Court Blocks $4.3bn Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking
Court order blocks mass lawsuit against Google, over a decade old case that involved tracking Safari users browser history
Australia Wants Search Engine Choice Screen On Smartphones
Search engine move plotted down under. Australian watchdog plans to make Google offer smartphone users an alternative search engine
ICO To Urge G7 Action On Annoying Cookie Consent Pop-ups
Information Commissioner is urging G7 data protection authorities to tackle the scourge of modern day browsing....cookie pop-ups
China Limits Kids To Three Hours Of Video Games A Week
Draconian move? Children in China now only allowed to play video games between 8 and 9pm on Friday, weekends and public holidays
Firefox 90 Improves Tracking Blocking For Private Browsing
Latest web browser from Mozilla Foundation further improves private browsing thanks to version 2 of the SmartBlock feature
Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Removal Until 2023
Google blinks first and delays Chrome’s plan to phase out support for third-party cookies until 2023, citing need to work with regulators
Windows 10 To Be Retired In 2025, As Windows 11 Leaks
Microsoft web document shows it will stop supporting Windows 10 in October 2025, as it readies major revamp of operating system
UK Watchdog Agrees ‘Oversight’ On Google’s Cookie...
Unhappy advertiser complaint sees CMA taking a key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third-party cookies (i.e. its Privacy Sandbox project)
Google To Halt Charges For Alternative Search Engines On Android
Google is to allow other search engines to be offered on Android for free, after cancelling the default search preference charge
Microsoft Confirms Internet Explorer To End On 15 June 2022
Redmond will cease support for Internet Explorer 11 in mid June next year, over a quarter of a century since IE was first launched
Google Tracking Of Safari Users, Heads To UK Supreme Court
Ten years after it emerged Google had tracked Safari users browser history, the landmark case is to go before the Supreme Court
Microsoft Edge Overtakes Firefox On Desktops
Worrying development for Mozilla Foundation, as user numbers of the Firefox browser on desktop shrinks, allowing Microsoft Edge to overtake it
Google Won’t Use Other Tools When It Ends Chrome Cookies
Pledge not to build or use third party tools to track web traffic once Google ends tracking cookies in its Chrome browser
Chrome OS Overtakes macOS In 2020
Chrome OS is now the second most popular operating system in the world, after it overtook macOS, thanks to Chromebook lockdown sales
Google Signs News Corp To ‘News Showcase’ Scheme
International media group that includes newspapers such as the Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Sun, sign three year deal with Google
Australia To Introduce Publisher Payment Bill Next Week
Facebook called it 'bad legislation' and Google says it is 'unworkable', and threatened to pull out, as Australia gears up to vote on new bill
Alphabet Posts Record Growth During Pandemic
What pandemic? Strong performance in advertising sales and cloud business drives profits and revenues at Google parent Alphabet
Australia Claims Microsoft Bing Ready To Replace Google Search
Government minister claims Microsoft's Bing ready to step in, if Google follows through on threat to withdraw search from Australia
Google To Restore ‘News Showcase’ Service To Australia...
Despite confrontation with Australian government over content payments, Google reportedly readies own news service down under
Google Updates Plan To End Cookies In Chrome Browser
Look ma, no cookies. Google says it has made progress in effort to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome web browser
Google Warns It May Withdraw Search Engine From Australia
Nuclear option. Google executive warns it will withdraw search engine from Australia due to 'unworkable' publisher payments law
Australian Government Slams Google For Blocking Local Content
Users in Australia complain after Google blocks local websites, after Australia seeks to force tech firms to pay for news content