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Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in 'Incognito Mode'
2024-01-02 09:50

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when...

Google's New Tracking Protection in Chrome Blocks Third-Party Cookies
2023-12-15 07:23

Google on Thursday announced that it will start testing a new feature called "Tracking Protection" starting January 4, 2024, to 1% of Chrome users as part of its efforts to deprecate third-party...

Google throws California $93M to make location tracking lawsuit disappear
2023-09-15 17:15

Half a percent of last quarter's net income? That'll teach 'em Google has been hit with another lawsuit alleging it deceived users about its collection, storage, and use of their location data,...

Google pays $93M to settle Android tracking lawsuit in California
2023-09-15 13:57

California's Attorney General announced today that Google will pay $93 million to settle a privacy lawsuit alleging it violated the U.S. state's consumer protection laws. An investigation by the California Department of Justice found that Google had engaged in deceptive practices related to collecting, retaining, and utilizing Android users' location data for purposes such as consumer profiling and advertising, all without obtaining their proper informed consent.

Rollbar might be good at tracking bugs, uninvited guests not so much
2023-09-14 15:00

Cloud-based bug tracking and monitoring platform Rollbar has warned users that attackers have rifled through their data. According to the post, Rollbar noticed something amiss in its data warehouse query logs on September 6.

Fake Cisco Webex Google Ads abuse tracking templates to push malware
2023-09-14 13:47

Threat actors use Google Ads tracking templates as a loophole to create convincing Webex software search ads that redirect users to websites that distribute the BatLoader malware. Malwarebytes reports that a malicious Google ad impersonates the official Webex download portal, ranking at the highest position in Google Search results for the "Webex" term.

Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for 'Privacy Sandbox' to Bid Farewell to Tracking Cookies
2023-09-11 11:00

Google has officially begun its rollout of Privacy Sandbox in the Chrome web browser to a majority of its users, nearly four months after it announced the plans. "We believe it is vital to both improve privacy and preserve access to information, whether it's news, a how-to-guide, or a fun video," Anthony Chavez, vice president of Privacy Sandbox initiatives at Google, said.

Whiffy malware stinks after tracking location via Wi-FI
2023-08-28 05:15

ALSO: Euro chip maker breached, crims plan to undermine cyber insurance, and this week's critical vulnerabilities Infosec in Brief No one likes malware, but malicious code that tracks your...

Tracking Down a Suspect through Cell Phone Records
2023-07-17 11:13

Investigators went through phone records collected from both midtown Manhattan and the Massapequa Park area of Long Island-two areas connected to a "Burner phone" they had tied to the killings. They then narrowed records collected by cell towers to thousands, then to hundreds, and finally down to a handful of people who could match a suspect in the killings.

Apple's Safari Private Browsing Now Automatically Removes Tracking Parameters in URLs
2023-06-12 04:36

Apple is introducing major updates to Safari Private Browsing, offering users better protections against third-party trackers as they browse the web. "Advanced tracking and fingerprinting protections go even further to help prevent websites from using the latest techniques to track or identify a user's device," the iPhone maker said.