Google Data Tracking

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  Owned An Android Phone Since 2017? You Might Qualify For Google's $135 Million Payout

  The case centres on allegations that the company collected user data without clear consent, raising fresh concerns over digital privacy and data tracking practices.

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  BHIM UPI Users Can Now View CIBIL Score On The App: Step-By-Step Guide

  The CIBIL check feature is available on BHIM app version 4.0.19 and above. The aim is to help users track their financial health.

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  Google Introduces Major AI Shopping Upgrades Across Search and the Gemini App Including 'Let Google Call'

  Google has introduced new AI-powered shopping features across Search, AI Mode and the Gemini app in the US. The tools aim to speed up product discovery, comparison and checkout by offering natural language search, shoppable images, comparison tables and real-time inventory data. A new “Let Google Call” feature can contact local stores for stock...

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  Google Must Pay $425 Million In Class Action Over Privacy, Rules Court

  A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google must pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit that accused it of continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account.

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  Climate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit

  MethaneSAT, a climate-monitoring satellite backed by Google and the Bezos Earth Fund, has failed after just one year in orbit. Launched in March 2024 to track methane leaks, the $88 million satellite lost power in June 2025. Though unrecoverable, mission operators will continue analyzing the collected data to support climate action and emission tra...

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  Google Launches AI-Powered Weather Lab, Releases Experimental AI Cyclone Model

  Google DeepMind announced the launch of Weather Lab, an interactive website which is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) weather models. Available as a public preview, the website also includes the company’s latest AI-based cyclone model that can predict both the cyclone track (or path) as well as its intensity, up to 15 days in advance.

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  Google's Biggest Bet Is Applying AI to Its Search Business, Says Alphabet Investment Chief

  Applying AI to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.

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  Google AI-Powered Air View+ Announced With Real-Time Hyperlocal Air Quality Information Across India

  Google announced Air View+, an ecosystem-based solution to address the gaps in air quality data across India, on Wednesday. The system uses the Mountain View-based tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) models to process a large volume of air quality data at the hyperlocal level and provide actionable insights to Indian government agencies.

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  Google Shielded Email Feature Reportedly in Development; Could Help Users Hide Email Addresses

  Google is reportedly working on Shielded Email, a new feature that could protect user privacy while using apps that ask for their email address. The new Shielded Email feature could allow users to share email address 'aliases' when signing up for apps or newsletters and might work similarly to Apple's Hide My Email service that is available to iClo...

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  Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking

  Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.

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  Google Agrees to Delete Incognito Mode Browsing Data to Settle Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

  Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately.

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  Google To Delete Incognito Mode Search Data Over $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit

  Google has agreed to delete a vast trove of search data to settle a suit that it tracked millions of US users who thought they were browsing the internet privately.

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  Google To Destroy Billions Of Browsing Data To Settle Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

  Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately.

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  Google Chrome Incognito Mode Warning Updated After Long-Disputed Tracking Lawsuit

  Google Chrome will soon display a new warning when you open the built-in Incognito Mode, its private browsing feature that is designed to clear user data after the browser is closed. The new message informs users that websites can still collect user data, while other users on the device won't be able to see their activity. The change in wording on ...

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  Google Settles $5 Billion Lawsuit Alleging Chrome's 'Incognito' Mode Tracks Users

  Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately.