Tag: Google
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Google deletes malicious beauty apps
Google has deleted 29 malicious “beauty camera” apps that were sharing pornographic content and forwarding users to phishing websites to steal their information. Some of these Android apps have been downloaded millions of times and a large number of the download counts originated from Asia – particularly in India, said a report from US-based cyber…
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Google pays $7,600 fine to Russia after faultering
Google has paid a fine of 500,000 rubles (7,616 dollars) for failing to remove search links to banned information, Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday. Roskomnadzor imposed the fine in December, accusing Google of breaching the Russian legislation that search engine operators are obliged to exclude links to Internet pages with prohibited information from…
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EU seeks more efforts against fake news from Facebook, Google, others
The European Commission on Tuesday called on social media giants including Facebook and Google to take stronger action against disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections in May. In September, Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter signed up to a voluntary EU code of conduct to tackle fake news online. At the time, the commission warned that it…
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Google’s consumer-facing services down
A number of consumer-facing Google services, including popular Gmail, are currently down for some users around the world. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google confirmed the development on its website. “We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a significant subset of users. “The affected users are unable to access Gmail. “We will provide an update by…
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Lagos Gov Debate: Google’s plan to introduce Internet in schools frustrated by APC- Agbaje
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has criticised the Lagos State Government under the leadership of All Progressives Congress, for allegedly frustrating the plan of technology giant, Google, to introduce Internet in schools in the state. Agbaje, who said pupils in Lagos schools were not exposed to technology, claimed that the…
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Google’s plan to introduce Internet in schools was frustrated, Agbaje declares
The People’s Democratic Party governorship candidate Jimi Agbaje, has condemned the Lagos State Government for allegedly frustrating the plan of technology company, Google, to introduce Internet in schools in the state. Agbaje, noted that pupils in Lagos schools were not exposed to technology, because the state government allegedly hindered Google’s plan for selfish reasons. He…
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Google gets approval to deploy new sensing technology
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Google approval to deploy a new sensing technology known as the Project Soli. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Soli is a radar-based hand motion sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gesture interactions. It is a purpose-built interaction sensor that uses radar for motion tracking of the human…
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Judge dismisses $5 million lawsuit filed against Google
A US judge who cited a lack of “concrete injuries” on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Google by consumers who claimed the search engine’s photo sharing and storage service violated their privacy. Edmond Chang, a US District Judge in Chicago, granted Google’s motion for summary judgment, saying the court lacked “subject matter jurisdiction because…
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Firm loses bid to intervene in Google antitrust challenge
U.S. search and advertising company Yelp has lost its bid to intervene in Google’s challenge. The challenge is against a 2.4 billion euro (2.7 billion dollars) EU antitrust fine after an EU court said it had no direct interest in the case. The Luxembourg-based General Court also rejected an application by U.S.-based lobbying group Consumer…
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Trump accuses Facebook, Google, Twitter of bias
US President Donald Trump took a swipe on Tuesday at America’s tech giants, accusing them of having a liberal bias, and claiming Twitter was making it more difficult to follow his account. “Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!. Twitter, in fact, has made it much more difficult for…