Profit over privacy? Google gives advertisers more personal info in major ‘fingerprinting’ U-turn

Google has reversed its policy on 'fingerprinting''Fingerprinting' is a technique used to collect personal user dataUsers have very little say over what information is given to advertisers Do you sometimes…

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Google Gemini adds its personal AI researcher to your iPhone – if you have the right subscription

Google Gemini has added its Deep Research AI model to iPhonesDeep Research searches the web, compiles, and reports back to Gemini Advanced subscribersThe information is refined and organized into results…

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Google Family Link is the best free app for parents – and it just got a great school-time upgrade

Google has just upgraded its helpful Family Link service for parentsIt now lets you reduce distractions on your kids' phone during school hoursFamily Link has also been given a big…

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Cybercrime is helping fund rogue nations across the world – and it’s only going to get worse, Google warns

Google's Threat Intelligence report says cybercrime worse than everHealthcare is yet again a top target for cyberattacks Nation-state actors are using cybercrime to raise moneyDespite widespread coverage of cyberattacks from…

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Biggest Google Pixel 9a leak so far reveals colors and seems to confirm the death of the camera bar

Leaked images of the Google Pixel 9a have been airedThey show four colors matching an earlier leak of cases for the smartphoneThe purported leaked pics also show the camera bar…

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Google is still 24x times bigger than the rest of the competition in search and AI won’t change this for the foreseeable future

Figures show Google’s search dominance remains largely unchallenged, 24 times bigger than its closest rivalMicrosoft's AI-powered search gains traction, but global market shifts remain minimalElsewhere, Perplexity.ai continues to play catchup…

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“A tracking cookie farm for profit” – report claims reCAPTCHA has caused 819 million hours of wasted human time, and billions in Google profits

reCAPTCHA tests are not particularly effective at blocking security threats, research claimsSecurity tests are also costing millions of hours in lost time for usersNew 'invisible challenges' could be an alternative…

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