New EU tech laws received a green light and go to the Parliament. These would impose tougher rules for tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Frustrated by the slow pace of antitrust investigations, Margrethe Vestager late last year proposed the Digital…
The UK Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against Google. The claimant had sought billions in damages from Google. But the judge said they had failed to prove damage caused to individuals by the data collection. Future lawsuits may have a chance of being successful if they can…
Russia recently announced it would fine Google for refusing to remove content deemed illegal. Russia’s decision comes after months of foreign tech firms like Google refusing to delete some pieces of content, unpleasant for the authorities. The measure might be the…
Three senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would rein in both Google app store and the Apple one. They blame too much control on the market. Stricter rules for any big app store The bill should block any big app store from requiring app providers to use their…
Facebook Marketplace helps the company move from its initial focus of connecting people through social media, to an e-commerce platform. The company is now accepting payments for goods directly from users. Facebook Marketplace now has over one billion users, and there are…
Sundar Pichai, the CEO for Google and Alphabet, announced the “Digitization Fund” plan for India. Thus, the company will invest $10bn in partnerships, ecosystem, operations and infrastructure.
In his post, Pichai emphasized that the company intends to create “new…
Parental control for kids is a tricky business in today’s time. For parents, it is a full-time dedicated job, and for kids, it’s full-time restraints!
However, what makes us discuss this topic is a constant conflict between kids and parents about the increasing…
Who cares the most about a child’s well-being and success? Their parents, right? And in today’s digitally-fuelled times, parents not only need to guide them in the real world but also in the always-on virtual one. You can download a Parental control app that can…
Firefox will block the universal user ID, according to Mozilla. This will prevent the DigiTrust consortium from tracking users in Firefox. The decision comes when IAB tries to create a standard online universal user ID. According to IAB, this should reduce the online ad…
What is Pegasus spyware?
Having surfaced in mid-2016, Pegasus is stealthy and dangerous spyware for mobile, which can evade forensic analysis, and avoid detection by anti-virus software. Neither iOS or Android users are safe from its attack. The ‘Pegasus’…
