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US tech titans look to ditch passwords

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Reliance on passwords alone is decried as a major security flaw on the internet, with people keeping them overly simple or using the same one repeatedly to make...

  • FILE: The judges gave Google three months to change the contracts. Picture: 123rf.com

    France punishes Google over contracts for app developers

    The US tech giant was fined two million euros for abusive commercial practices and told to modify seven clauses in its contracts, according to a ruling by a commercial court in Paris issued on Monday and seen by AFP on Tuesday.

    50 days ago
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    Russia accuses Google of 'false' information, limits access

    The decision was taken at the request of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, according to a statement by the country's media regulator Roskomnadzor cited by the agencies.

    55 days ago
  • A worker of the Google Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre walks through a Google sign inside the office in Accra on 10 April 2019. This centre is the first AI centre established in Africa by Google. Picture: AFP

    Google agrees competition, privacy pledge over online ads

    Britain has accepted changes proposed by Google to address competition and customer privacy concerns linked to online advertising.

    96 days ago
  • Google headquarters in California. Picture: AFP.

    Russia fines Google, Meta record $125 mn over banned content

    In recent years Russia has been piling pressure on Western social media giants, with President Vladimir Putin saying those companies were becoming as influential as elected governments.

    145 days ago
  • FILE: Users on the Google-owned video sharing platform will still be able to click on the "dislike" button below a clip, but they will no longer see the negative review count. Picture: Reinhart Toerien/Eyewitness News.

    YouTube hides 'dislike' counts to discourage attacks

    A public count of likes -- or dislikes -- that social media posts rack up is regularly cited by critics as harmful to well-being, and Facebook as well as Instagram have allowed users to opt out.

    189 days ago
  • FILE: According to Google and Alphabet boss, Sundar Pichai "huge strides" have been made in recent years, but more work is needed to make "internet accessible, affordable and useful for every African". Picture: AFP.

    Google to invest $1 bn to lift internet access in Africa

    Internet reliability is a problem in Africa where less than a third of the continent's 1.3 billion people are connected to broadband, according to the World Bank.

    224 days ago
  • Google headquarters in California. Picture: AFP.

    Google lets users factor climate change into life

    Artificial intelligence was put to work in Google's free Maps service in the United States to show people the most fuel efficient routes to destinations even if they are not the quickest.

    224 days ago
  • FILE: Last month the Tagansky district court found Google guilty of breaching data localisation laws and fined the company three million rubles. Picture: pexels

    Russia fines Google again for not removing banned content

    Russia in recent months has been taking legal action against foreign tech companies for not deleting content banned by the authorities, including pornographic material or posts deemed extremist or condoning drugs or suicide.

    274 days ago
  • FILE: The new features affect Google's YouTube video platform as well its online services such as search and Google Assistant. Picture: Reinhart Toerien/Eyewitness News.

    New child safety features for Google, YouTube

    Google's "safe search" -- which excludes sensitive or mature content -- will be the default setting for users under 18, which up to now had been the case only for under-13 users.

    281 days ago
  • Google's Pixel smartphone. Picture: google.com

    Google to build its own chip for new Pixel smartphone

    Google's Pixel line has captured scant share in a global smartphone market dominated by Samsung, Apple and Chinese manufacturers.

    289 days ago
  • Google headquarters in California. Picture: AFP.

    France fines Google 220 mn euros over online ad dominance

    The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups, News Corp, French daily Le Figaro and Belgium's Groupe Rossel, accused Google of effectively having a monopoly over online ad sales.

    309 days ago
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    US states accuse Google of app store monopoly

    The litigation aimed at the Play Store online shop for apps and other digital content for Android smartphones comes as the power of Big Tech firms is facing increasing pressure from regulators and lawsuits.

    314 days ago
  • FILE: Former US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter

    The former US president said that the nation's top tech firms had become the "enforcers of illegal, unconstitutional censorship". He was banned from posting on Facebook and Twitter in the wake of the deadly January 6 siege of the US Capitol by his supporters.

    315 days ago
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    Danish media unite to push tech giants on rights

    In 2019, an EU directive gave media rights to be compensated for links to their content by web giants in order to ensure better compensation for creators of news content.

    324 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: 123rf.com

    Google delays plan to phase out browser-tracking 'cookies'

    The phasing out of third-party cookies -- bits of software that keep track of sites visited by users -- will be pushed back into mid-2023 instead of late 2022 for the Chrome browser, Google said in a blog post.

    328 days ago
  • Google headquarters in California. Picture: AFP.

    US lawmakers back Big Tech regulation bills in marathon session

    Legislation being forwarded to the floor of the House of Representatives could force an overhaul of the practices of Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook, or potentially lead to a breakup of the dominant tech giants.

    328 days ago
  • Google headquarters in California. Picture: AFP.

    France fines Google 220m euros over online ad dominance

    The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups - News Corp, French daily Le Figaro and Belgium's Groupe Rossel - accused Google of effectively having a monopoly over online ad sales.

    345 days ago
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    Facebook, Google unveil Asia-Pacific data cable plans

    Facebook said on Sunday it would be investing with partners on the subsea cables known as Echo and Bifrost to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America, which would increase overall transpacific capacity by 70%.

    415 days ago
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