Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes a jibe at Apple, says privacy isn't a luxury good
5 years, 10 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes a jibe at Apple, says privacy isn't a luxury good

India Today  

Data privacy is one of the biggest and most important topics of our times. And now, in the backdrop of a data privacy focussed developer's conference - the Google I/O 2019 - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has defended his company's stand on data privacy saying that Google's approach to the matter is democratic as it is focussed on providing privacy to everyone and not just to those who could afford it. "For us, that means privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buy premium products and services," Pichai said in his piece on The Times indirectly pointing towards the extorbitant prices demanded by Apple for its iPhones. Then again at a data conference last year, Cook had said that the big tech companies had created a "data industrial complex" to collect users' personal data that was being weaponised against their rightful owners. It is difficult to trust Google despite everything Pichai said about "privacy not being a luxury good" and about the way his company adopting a more democratic approach towards the matter.

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UK regulator labels Google 'irresponsible' for letting advertisers track customers’ digital activity
3 months ago

UK regulator labels Google 'irresponsible' for letting advertisers track customers’ digital activity

Firstpost  

The data watchdog described Google’s move as “irresponsible,” raising concerns that even privacy-conscious users will struggle to avoid being monitored. Fingerprinting, unlike traditional cookies, collects a mix of signals from a device’s software and hardware to uniquely identify users Fingerprinting is far more difficult to detect or block, making it challenging for users to control how their data is collected …

’Apple ecosystem is a prison yard’: Tim Cook’s company accused of spying on employees’ personal data
3 months, 3 weeks ago

’Apple ecosystem is a prison yard’: Tim Cook’s company accused of spying on employees’ personal data

Live Mint  

A current Apple employee has accused the Cupertino-based tech giant of spying on its employees through their personal devices, such as iPads and iPhones. The lawsuit also alleges that Apple requires employees to agree to a policy where the company can “engage in physical, video, and electronic surveillance of them” even when they are at their home. A panopticon where …

A.I.’s Groundhog Day
1 year, 2 months ago

A.I.’s Groundhog Day

Slate  

At the latest congressional hearing on A.I., the hype was high. In 2016, Facebook’s algorithm unleashed the “fake-news genie.” In 2015, it was financial companies using big data to cut credit limits. “It replicates the anxieties we’ve seen around social media for a long time,” she says. Questions about online data privacy “dovetail with a lack of privacy protections that …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices
1 year, 4 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices

The Hindu  

Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’ The Department of Justice contends that Google — a company whose very …

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’
1 year, 5 months ago

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’

Live Mint  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had expressed concerns about the search giant's exclusive partnership with Apple. Google pays the Cupertino-based tech giant billions of dollars to have Google search as the default search engine on all of its devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pichai, who was in-charge of the company's Chrome browser, had shared his concerns about Google paying …

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?
1 year, 6 months ago

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?

Slate  

The Department of Justice has taken Google to court, in the most significant antitrust lawsuit to hit in decades. It’s arguing that Google unlawfully struck billion-dollar deals to be the default search engine on smartphone browsers, with executives of Apple expected to testify about the company’s cozy partnership. Advertisers Big and small businesses use Google as a critical bridge to …

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
1 year, 10 months ago

Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica

LA Times  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, shown in 2019, and other former Facebook directors either went along with or turned a blind eye to privacy violations, a judge ruled. A judge ruled that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired …

Google Tracks Highest Amount Of Data Among All Tech Giants, Study Shows
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Tracks Highest Amount Of Data Among All Tech Giants, Study Shows

News 18  

Search giant Google has been found to be tracking the highest amount of data of its users, according to a study published recently. The Mountain View, California-based tech giant is said to have the highest amount of data collection among all big tech companies. According to an analysis conducted by StockApps.com, Google harvests the most information about its users, more …

The Supreme Court Accidentally Spurred a Data Privacy Push
2 years, 8 months ago

The Supreme Court Accidentally Spurred a Data Privacy Push

Wired  

The winner of the week is Reed Hastings, who lost a million subscribers but saw Netflix’s stock skyrocket because he didn’t lose more. “Dear Steven,” went the text, “This is a reminder that any existing Location History data you have in your Google Account will be deleted on September 1, 2022.” That was a surprise to me, because I thought …

After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech’s use of personal data
2 years, 9 months ago

After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech’s use of personal data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the Supreme Court ending the constitutional protections for abortion, four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties. “Individuals seeking abortions and other reproductive healthcare will become particularly vulnerable to privacy harms, including …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data
3 years, 2 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to be questioned in an incognito mode privacy lawsuit for up to two hours, according to a ruling passed by a California federal judge. Earlier this year, Brian Rakowski, who is known as ‘the father' of Incognito mode had testified that though Google states Incognito enables browsing privately, what users expect may not match …

Google, Facebook privacy levels most concerning to users
3 years, 6 months ago

Google, Facebook privacy levels most concerning to users

The Hindu  

Most users are concerned about the privacy offered by Google’s products including its operating software Android, according to a survey conducted by security firm Kaspersky. The firm analysed data obtained between December 2019 and August 2021, and noted that most users frequently opened security settings. Data privacy has become an increasingly important topic today, with users throwing light on the …

Google Deliberately Made It Difficult For Android Users To Find Privacy Settings: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Deliberately Made It Difficult For Android Users To Find Privacy Settings: Report

News 18  

Google reportedly made it difficult for users to find privacy settings, documents from an Arizona lawsuit against the giant have revealed. The documents, accessed by Business Insider reveal that the company’s engineers and executives knew how difficult the company had made it for smartphone users to keep their location data private. Google continued collecting location data even when users turned …

Google I/O 2021: All Privacy, Security Features Coming to Android, Search and More
3 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2021: All Privacy, Security Features Coming to Android, Search and More

News 18  

Google I/O 2021 has begun, and the introductory keynote was hosted last night. Android: Privacy dashboard, indicators, Private Compute Core Google’s big privacy move with Android 12 is a ‘Privacy Dashboard’. A more significant new feature is the Android Privacy Compute Core, which is a localised sector within a phone that is cut off from network access, and serves as …

How Apple screwed Facebook
3 years, 10 months ago

How Apple screwed Facebook

Wired  

It is not unusual for the bosses of Apple and Facebook to be at loggerheads with each other over privacy. Back in 2018 Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg accused his Apple counterpart Tim Cook of being “extremely glib” for making scathing remarks about Facebook’s involvement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Weeks later Apple introduced privacy controls that hampered Facebook’s ability …

Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny
4 years ago

Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny

The Hindu  

Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals, people familiar with the situation said. Investigators are asking whether Google is using Chrome, which has 60% global market share, …

DuckDuckGo accuses Google of ‘spying on users’
4 years ago

DuckDuckGo accuses Google of ‘spying on users’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Privacy-focussed web browser DuckDuckGo has accused Google of “spying on users” after the …

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Says Apple's New Privacy Measures Are Good for End Consumers
4 years, 1 month ago

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Says Apple's New Privacy Measures Are Good for End Consumers

News 18  

With Facebook launching criticism of Apple’s upcoming privacy changes, CEO of Snap Inc, Evan Spiegel has said that while it will be disruptive for advertising, it is ultimately the right choice for consumers. In an interview with CNBC, Spiegel said that the new changes announced by Apple are in line with his company’s privacy philosophy as it has never allowed …

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple CEO escalates battle with Facebook over online privacy

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads. What are the consequences of seeing thousands of users join extremist groups and then perpetuating …

US lawmakers say Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are anti-competition, Big Tech disagrees
4 years, 5 months ago

US lawmakers say Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are anti-competition, Big Tech disagrees

India Today  

In a first-of-its kind report a US Senate Committee has alleged that the four big tech companies, which are Google, Apple, facebook and Amazon, are “kind of monopolies” last seen decades ago. The report that comes after testimonies of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, note that the big …

As Google, Facebook, Amazon & Apple Testify Today, This Is What Happened At The Last Antitrust Hearing
4 years, 7 months ago

As Google, Facebook, Amazon & Apple Testify Today, This Is What Happened At The Last Antitrust Hearing

News 18  

As we head to another congressional hearing on antitrust later today, it is expected that representatives from four of the world’s largest tech companies will have some defending to do. Representating the companies were Amazon's associate general counsel Nate Sutton, Apple's vice president of corporate law and chief compliance officer Kyle Andeer, Facebook's head of global policy development Matt Perault, …

The Hindu Explains | Has Google been misrepresenting data practices?
4 years, 9 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Has Google been misrepresenting data practices?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Google on Tuesday alleges that the Internet search giant tracks and collects browsing data “no matter what” steps users take to safeguard their privacy. The petitioners have invoked this Act, saying the following: “Google’s actions in intercepting and tracking user communications while they were browsing the internet using a …

Major telecom mines user data secretly
5 years, 2 months ago

Major telecom mines user data secretly

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For the past few years, cybersecurity activists in the country have been uncomfortable with the lack of discussion about data mining and monetisation by large tech firms. For instance, a Hyderabad-based group, affiliated to the Free Software Movement of India, recently released a brow-ser plug-in for Mozilla Firefox which prevents a telecom giant’s internet services from tracking user data. …

Google and Facebook's business models are a threat to human rights: Amnesty International
5 years, 4 months ago

Google and Facebook's business models are a threat to human rights: Amnesty International

Firstpost  

The report said the company’s practice of vacuuming up personal data in order to feed voracious advertising businesses represents an unprecedented assault on privacy rights Amnesty International issued a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it …

Apple CEO Tim Cook: We care deeply about privacy, it is a fundamental right
5 years, 4 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook: We care deeply about privacy, it is a fundamental right

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Privacy is a fundamental human right that technology giant Apple deeply cares about, and it is a value embedded in the company's ethos, said the company’s chief executive Tim Cook, speaking in a fireside chat at Dreamforce 2019 in San Francisco. Privacy, sustainability and equality are values that are deeply embedded in the company, said Cook. Talking about …

Google, Ascension asked to reveal how it is using patient data stored on the cloud
5 years, 4 months ago

Google, Ascension asked to reveal how it is using patient data stored on the cloud

Firstpost  

The officials have asked what data exactly is stored with Google, which Google employees have access to the data. Four Democratic leaders on the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce committee on Monday wrote Alphabet Inc’s Google and Ascension Health demanding briefings by 6 December on how patient data the hospital chain is storing on the cloud is used. …

What’s your data worth to Big Tech? Bill would compel answer
5 years, 9 months ago

What’s your data worth to Big Tech? Bill would compel answer

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Congress bears down on big tech companies, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to tell users what data they’re collecting from them and how much it’s worth. It comes as bipartisan support grows in Congress for a privacy law that could sharply rein in the ability of the biggest tech companies to …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech regulations can have 'unintended consequences'
5 years, 9 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech regulations can have 'unintended consequences'

Firstpost  

Pichai said that it’s “perfectly fine” to be scrutinised but not “for the sake of regulating” Google’s Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai has said that it is “perfectly fine” for big companies to be scrutinised but cautioned against doing it just “for the sake regulating” them amid reports that the US is initiating an anti-trust violations probe against the internet giant. …

Google CEO on antitrust concerns: Being big has its benefits
5 years, 9 months ago

Google CEO on antitrust concerns: Being big has its benefits

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In an exclusive interview with CNN Business on Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he was not surprised by news of a possible US antitrust probe into his company, but cautioned against those who might push to regulate big tech businesses simply “for the sake of regulating.” “We have gone through similar situations in Europe, …

Is Apple really a privacy-first company?
5 years, 9 months ago

Is Apple really a privacy-first company?

Salon  

Apple hoped consumers would take away one important message from its annual developer conference on Monday: you control your data when you use Apple products. Cook said Sign In With Apple differs from Google or Facebook in that it gives users the option to scramble their email address to prevent a third party from stealing it; notably, Facebook and Google …

Apple software chief dismisses Sundar Pichai’s ’luxury good’ jibe
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple software chief dismisses Sundar Pichai’s ’luxury good’ jibe

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Claiming that Apple's products are "certainly not just a luxury", the company's software chief, Craig Federighi, has dismissed "the luxury good dig" levelled indirectly at the company by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In an op-ed article in The New York Times earlier this month, Pichai said that "privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who …

Apple's security chief responds to dig about turning privacy into a 'luxury good'
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple's security chief responds to dig about turning privacy into a 'luxury good'

Firstpost  

Apple wants to sell products to “everyone we possibly could,” Federighi said in an interview. Apple’s software chief, Craig Federighi has indirectly hit back at Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s claims that Apple is “turning privacy into a luxury good,” saying that he doesn’t “buy into” the criticism. In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, Google CEO Sundar Pichai …

Privacy is no 'luxury good', says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
5 years, 10 months ago

Privacy is no 'luxury good', says Google CEO Sundar Pichai

India TV News  

Privacy is no 'luxury good', it can only be available to people who can afford to buy premium products and services, said Google CEO Sundar Pichai. In an op-ed written for The New York Times, Google CEO defends his company's approach to privacy and user's data. Also, read: Google I/O: New Android Q features that you should be looking forward …

Technology needs to be regulated, says Apple CEO Tim Cook
5 years, 11 months ago

Technology needs to be regulated, says Apple CEO Tim Cook

India Today  

Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook has been one of the biggest proponents of data privacy and regulations in the field of technology in the Silicon Valley. "We all have to be intellectually honest, and we have to admit that what we're doing isn't working," Cook said at the TIME 100 Summit in New York earlier this week adding, "Technology …

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘still looking into’ data access
5 years, 11 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘still looking into’ data access

Live Mint  

Facebook Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company is “still looking into” a report that millions of users’ data was publicly accessible on Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud servers. “In general we work with developers to make sure that they’re respecting people’s information and using it in only ways that they want,” Zuckerberg said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos …

This is how Apple CEO Tim Cook believes you can have privacy online
6 years, 2 months ago

This is how Apple CEO Tim Cook believes you can have privacy online

India Today  

Apple has been a long-term proponent of data privacy. "Consumers shouldn't have to tolerate another year of companies irresponsibly amassing huge user profiles, data breaches that seem out of control and the vanishing ability to control our own digital lives.This problem is solvable-it isn't too big, too challenging or too late," Cook wrote in his op-ed. Notably, Cook, in his …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before US Congress, here are 5 important things he said
6 years, 3 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before US Congress, here are 5 important things he said

India Today  

Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai on Wednesday, December 11 testified before the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. During the 3.5-hour-long hearing, the top Google executive was bombarded on questions by the US lawmakers which mainly revolved around the company's political biases and it's not-so-famous project Dragonfly, which has been a subject of concern among the human rights advocates …

Google CEO testimony to Congress - LIVE: Sundar Pichai asked why Trump appears when you search 'idiot' amid grilling about data collection
6 years, 3 months ago

Google CEO testimony to Congress - LIVE: Sundar Pichai asked why Trump appears when you search 'idiot' amid grilling about data collection

The Independent  

✕ Close Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies to Congress over privacy and data collection Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

Facebook struck deals over data and burnt rivals, show internal emails
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook struck deals over data and burnt rivals, show internal emails

Hindustan Times  

Internal emails from Facebook, including some from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have led British lawmakers to conclude that the social media giant had deals with third party apps that continued to allow access to personal data of users. A British parliamentary panel released a cache of Facebook emails revealing sharing of user data An influential UK parliamentary committee looking into fake …

The Privacy Battle to Save Google From Itself
55 years, 2 months ago

The Privacy Battle to Save Google From Itself

Wired  

Over two days during the summer of 2009, experts from inside and outside Google met to forge a roadmap for how the company would approach user privacy. Engineer Amanda Walker, then in her third year at Google and now the company’s software engineering manager of privacy infrastructure, jotted down notes on a paper worksheet during one of the summit’s sessions. …

Apple CEO Tim Cook warns personal data is being 'weaponised' by tech firms
6 years, 5 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook warns personal data is being 'weaponised' by tech firms

ABC  

The chief executive of one of the biggest tech companies in the world has warned consumers that their personal information is being used against them "with military efficiency" by companies looking to turn a profit. In an impassioned speech about digital privacy at an international data protection conference, Apple chief executive Tim Cook described the industrialisation of data as a …

Apple CEO launches scathing attack on tech companies that weaponise personal data
6 years, 5 months ago

Apple CEO launches scathing attack on tech companies that weaponise personal data

India Today  

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the tech companies that hoard users' personal data to increase their profits. Speaking at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels, Cook said that "data industrial complex" had been created to collect users' personal data, which was being weapsonised against their rightful owners …

Tim Cook says user data is being weaponised with military efficiency by companies
6 years, 5 months ago

Tim Cook says user data is being weaponised with military efficiency by companies

Firstpost  

Cook also warned about govt. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday customer data was being “weaponized with military efficiency” by companies to increase profit. Cook, speaking at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, said Apple supported a federal privacy law in the United States and also touted the iPhone maker’s commitment to protect users’ data …

Tim Cook backs privacy laws, warns data being ‘weaponized’
6 years, 5 months ago

Tim Cook backs privacy laws, warns data being ‘weaponized’

Live Mint  

Brussels: The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the US and renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being “weaponized” against users. Speaking at an international conference on data privacy, Apple CEO Tim Cook applauded European Union authorities for bringing in a strict new data privacy law …

Apple CEO Tim Cook expected to back Europe's GDPR at Brussels privacy event
6 years, 5 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook expected to back Europe's GDPR at Brussels privacy event

Firstpost  

Tim Cook will describe GDPR, as an example of how “good policy can protect the rights of us all.” Apple chief executive Tim Cook is expected to praise new European privacy rules and to voice the company’s support for strong laws in Europe and the United States to protect the use of data, according to prepared remarks for delivery at …

Don't believe tech companies that seek your data for better services, says Apple CEO Tim Cook
6 years, 5 months ago

Don't believe tech companies that seek your data for better services, says Apple CEO Tim Cook

India Today  

Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook took a dig at tech companies that demand more customer data from users in lieu of better services saying that it's a bunch of bunk. In an exclusive interview with Vice News Tonight that aired on Tuesday, Cook while highlighting the steps taken by his company to secure user data appeared to admonish tech …

20 years of Google: Privacy, fake news and the future
6 years, 7 months ago

20 years of Google: Privacy, fake news and the future

Hindustan Times  

The search engine is 20 this year, and what a ride it’s been! “The key concern is that Google has grown so big,” says Pranesh Prakash, policy director at Bangalore’s Centre for Internet & Society. In Google’s case, its great size is what brought great power to begin with.” For billions of Google users, the biggest concerns are now of …

US lawmakers ask Apple, Google to explain data collection practices
6 years, 8 months ago

US lawmakers ask Apple, Google to explain data collection practices

India TV News  

Lawmakers in the US have sent letters to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Larry Page, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, demanding information on how they collect and use personal information of users. In their letter to Alphabet's Page, the lawmakers pointed to reports that suggested that Google permitted third parties to access the contents of users' emails, including message …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Company Hasn't Collected Data Available From Facebook
6 years, 9 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Company Hasn't Collected Data Available From Facebook

NPR  

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Company Hasn't Collected Data Available From Facebook Apple's CEO Tim Cook denies that Apple is implicated in Facebook's latest scandal. He speaks with NPR at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today NPR spoke directly with Apple CEO Tim Cook about the revelations that hardware makers had access to …

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