india India Withdraws Controversial Personal Data Protection Bill The Indian government unexpectedly withdraws its 2019 Personal Data Protection Bill following heavy criticism from privacy advocates and tech giants. Lawmakers plan to draft a new, more comprehensive legal framework for the digital ecosystem.
alphabet Alphabet Reports $69.7 Billion Q2 Revenue Driven by Search and Cloud Alphabet achieves $69.7 billion in Q2 2022 revenue, marking a 13 percent increase from the previous year. Search and Cloud lead the growth, while Other Bets continues to post significant losses.
google Google Dismisses Engineer Who Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient Google terminates an artificial intelligence engineer who publicly claims the company's LaMDA chatbot possesses human-like consciousness. The tech giant rejects the assertion, stating the AI system simply mimics human conversation patterns.
google Google Terminates Engineer Who Claims AI Chatbot Has Sentience Google fires a software engineer after he publicly claims the company's LaMDA artificial intelligence system possesses human-like consciousness and feelings.
google Critics Question Sincerity of Google's Abortion Location Data Policy Shift Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Google deletes abortion clinic visits from user location histories, but critics doubt the tech giant's commitment to real privacy.
google Google Erases Location History for Abortion Clinics and Medical Facilities Google automatically deletes location history data for sensitive medical facilities, including abortion clinics, to protect user privacy following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
google Google Promises to Auto-Delete Location Data for Abortion Clinic Visits Google announces it will automatically delete location history for users who visit abortion clinics, fertility centers, and domestic violence shelters. This policy change follows the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and growing concerns about digital privacy.
google European Consumer Groups File GDPR Complaints Over Deceptive Google Account Design Consumer rights organizations across Europe accuse Google of using deceptive design during account creation to push users into invasive ad tracking. The coordinated GDPR complaints argue the tech giant makes rejecting data profiling far more difficult than accepting it.
tiktok FCC Commissioner Demands Apple and Google Ban TikTok Over Surveillance Fears A Federal Communications Commission commissioner urges Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores following reports that the app accesses U.S. user data from China. The official labels the popular video app a sophisticated surveillance tool rather than a simple entertainment platform.
abortion Tech Giants Stay Silent on Digital Privacy After Roe Reversal Major technology companies remain publicly quiet about how they handle user data related to abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, despite internal assurances to their own employees.
roe v wade Democratic Lawmakers Demand FTC Investigation Into Tech Data Practices Post-Roe Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, four Democratic lawmakers urge the FTC to investigate Apple and Google for collecting and selling personal data that could be used to surveil pregnancies.
ftc Lawmakers Urge FTC to Probe Apple and Google Over Ad Tracking Risks A group of US lawmakers asks the FTC to investigate Apple and Google regarding their initial consumer disclosures about advertising tracking identifiers. The request highlights concerns that these loosely regulated data practices pose unique dangers to individuals seeking abortions.
privacy Tech Giants Face Urgent Privacy Questions Following Overturn of Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court's rollback of abortion rights forces technology companies to confront how they handle sensitive user data like location history and search queries. Law enforcement subpoenas for digital records create significant privacy risks for individuals seeking reproductive health care.
data centers Tech Giants Turn to AI to Improve Data Center Safety and Efficiency Microsoft and Meta are leveraging artificial intelligence to predict and prevent safety hazards in their data centers, following a similar push by Google. These AI systems analyze operational data to anticipate dangerous conditions and optimize server performance.
google Google Engineer Claims Company AI Chatbot Achieves Sentience A Google software engineer sparks debate by publicly claiming the company's LaMDA AI system exhibits human-like sentience and possesses a soul. Google firmly denies the assertion and places the employee on paid administrative leave.