Google Data Protection

Google's ad-privacy changes not enough to protect consumer privacy: UK

Google plans to completely phase out the use of third-party cookies for users in the second half of 2024

Incognito: Google to delete data it collected from private browsing mode

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the US surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The records purge comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal surveillance. The details of the deal emerged in a court filing on Monday, more than three months after Google and the attorneys handling the class-action case disclosed they had resolved a June 2020 lawsuit targeting Chrome's privacy controls. Among other allegations, the lawsuit accused Google of tracking Chrome users' internet activity even when they had switched the browser to the Incognito setting that is supposed to shield them from being shadowed by the Mountain View, California, company. Google vigorously fought the lawsuit until US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected a request to dismiss the case last August, setting up a potential trial. The settlement was negotiated during the nex

Google to initiate anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections

Viewers watching the ads on YouTube will be asked to fill in a short multiple-choice questionnaire, designed to gauge what they have learned about misinformation

Google makes passkey authentication default for all users: Details here

Since the roll out of passkeys for Google account owners in May, a majority of users have found password-less authentication easier to use compared to traditional sign-in methods - said Google

Google executive warns against sharing of citizen data, even if anonymized

India in February published a draft data policy for public consultation saying all data collected, stored by government ministries and departments will be open and shareable barring exceptions

Here's how Twitter and Google have reacted to India's new digital rules

Listen to this podcast to understand India's new digital rules and social media companies' take on the issue

Google users in UK to lose EU data protection due to Brexit: Report

The shift, prompted by Britain's exit from the EU, will leave the sensitive personal information of tens of millions with less protection and within easier reach of British law enforcement

How to review and download all data related to your Google account

Google has a provision that allows you to review Google product settings and gives you the option to download all the data related to a Google account as one single file. Here are the steps

New privacy tool? Google to soon let you auto-delete location tracking data

Google's latest privacy tool comes as a long-promised feature from Facebook to delete some of the data it collects on people hasn't yet materialized

Australia investigates Google data harvesting from Android phones

Both the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country's Privacy Commissioner said they were reviewing the report's findings

Google ditches Authenticator, launches physical security key for protection

You will only be able to use the Chrome browser to access signed-in services like Gmail or Photos