September 9, 2019 Liberty Vittert: Collecting your data is the biggest, baddest, business around. Where's our government? An unimaginable number of laws and rules have been put in place to protect your rights. But when it comes to protecting your data, there are virtually none.
September 9, 2019 Texas leads charge against Google in massive antitrust probe Less than two months after the Justice Department initiated a wide-ranging antitrust review of big tech companies, 50 U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, Monday announced their own investigation into Google's "potential monopolistic behavior."
September 9, 2019 Is Google doing enough to protect kids from disturbing YouTube videos? “Paw Patrol” is all the rage with kids. “We were unable to find the videos described on YouTube Kids, our standalone app for kids to more safely explore their interests," said a YouTube spokesperson, in a statement emailed to Fox News. "Sometimes, content on YouTube’s main experience that don’t violate our policies may not be appropriate for all audiences. We have built in policies and protections to age-restrict or remove mature content that explicitly targets minors and families. As a reminder, YouTube has never been for people under 13 and we terminate thousands of these accounts per week.”
September 8, 2019 Dr. Robert Epstein: Study claims Google reflected 'very dramatic bias' in 2016 election search results Google allegedly offered search results during the 2016 election season that manipulated voters in Hillary Clinton's favor, according to research psychologist Dr. Robert Epstein.
September 6, 2019 Google hits back at critics amid antitrust investigations A top Google executive defended the company's business practices amid a range of ongoing federal and state probes of the tech giant.
September 6, 2019 Apple disputes Google's iPhone hack claim, says report 'creates false impression' Apple has taken issue with a report from Google's Project Zero security team that said hackers spent at least two years targeting iPhones “en masse,” saying the findings create a "false impression of 'mass exploitation.'"
September 6, 2019 Facebook targeted in antitrust probe led by New York Attorney General New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in an antitrust investigation into Facebook for alleged antitrust activity.
September 5, 2019 Google woes: Antitrust concerns, YouTube fine and corporate culture clashes keep tech giant on the hot seat Is Google's reign as the benevolent king of Silicon Valley coming to an end?
September 4, 2019 Ex-Google employee alleging pregnancy discrimination moves forward with claim A Google employee whose memo alleging discrimination against pregnant women went viral is moving forward with her claim against the company.
September 4, 2019 YouTube to pay massive $170M fine as it settles claims it violated children's privacy laws Google-owned YouTube has settled with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General, offering to pay a fine of $170 million on allegations that it violated children's privacy laws.
