A fake ad campaign serving a trojanized version of the AnyDesk program ranked higher in searches than the legitimate ads. The ads which appeared in the Google Search results came with a a fake version of the remote desktop app. Although this was a trojanized version, the…
Scam
ads still appear on Google and Facebook,
although an important number of victims reported them. According to
Which?, the consumer watchdog in the United Kingdom, the platforms
failed to remove them.
A third of the scam ads are still online
Both giants said…
Google
would face a lawsuit for collecting private data even in Incognito
mode, according to Bloomberg.
Private data collected in “Incognito” mode
A
judge in California decided that Google should face a lawsuit. The
decision comes after three users filed a…
The online tracking system might become history after Google’s game changing move. The company announced that it would not use tracking technologies anymore. These helped the the giant follow users with its ads and make billions of dollars.
Does online tracking…
According to the Threat Analysys Group for Q1, Google took out almost 3000 YouTube channels and accounts. The decision came as YouTube considered that those were linked to influence operations from China and Russia.
YouTube channels, used for political influence…
Although
it hurried to launch News Showcase in Australia, Google lost its
battle to completely avoid the news media code. Thus, the Sydney
Morning Herald and the Aged refused to negotiate until the code comes
into effect. Still, it managed to reach a deal with seven…
Bing could be the new search engine that Aussies will use if Google leaves the country, as it threatened. Microsoft’s representatives mentioned their support for Australia’s plans about the so called News Media Bargaining Code. This comes after Google mentioned…
Google’s reasons to show ads all the time when we are online seems to be stronger than ever. Alphabet, Google parent company announced record revenues for the second quarter since the pandemic started. The amount is as large as $56.9bn, out of which $46bn came from its…
Google
announced it would pay publishers to reuse the snippets of their
content. This comes just a few days after it tried to show how much
money it brought in Australia, in order to avoid such payments.
In
fact, the giant also tried to avoid paying French publishers…
Google bets on its economic impact in Australia, as its latest strategy to fight new legislation. The Australian project, which should become a law soon, would make tech giants pay for the content they show on their platforms.
Thus, Mel Silva, VP, Google Australia…
