Apple takes flak for disputing iOS security bombshell dropped by Google - Ars Technica
Apple statement alienates the security community when the company needs it most.
Google accused of secretly feeding personal data to advertisers - Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/e3e1697e-ce57-11e9-99a4-b5ded7a7fe3f
Google is secretly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, undermining its own policies and circumventing EU privacy regulations
YouTube to pay $170 million in FTC child privacy settlement
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/04/youtube-to-pay-170-million-in-ftc-child-privacy-settlement.html
Google and YouTube knowingly and illegally monitored, tracked, and served targeted ads to young children just to keep advertising dollars rolling in
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/08/23/deconstructing-googles-excuses-on-tracking-protection/
If an ad uses deeply personal information to appeal to emotional vulnerabilities or exploits psychological tendencies to generate a purchase, then that is a form of privacy violation—regardless of the technical details.
How YouTube Radicalized Brazil - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html
YouTube’s search and recommendation system appears to have systematically diverted users to far-right and conspiracy channels in Brazil.
Belgian broadcaster obtains 1,000+ Google Assistant audio clips from a Google contractor, some of which seem to be recorded inadvertently and may violate GDPR - WIRED
More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions - CNET
The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q.
Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices - Ars Technica
Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday.
The Making of a YouTube Radical - The New York Times
Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634842/google-passwords-plain-text-g-suite-fourteen-years
Only affects some G Suite customers
it can’t find any evidence that anybody’s password was improperly accessed. It’s resetting any passwords that might be affected