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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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German Coronavirus Tracing App Downloaded 6.5 Million Times
Germany's smartphone app to help trace coronavirus infections has been downloaded 6.5 million times in the first 24 hours since its launch, the chief executive of software company SAP said on Wednesday.
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Google Opens German Centre to Improve Data Privacy
Google says it's opening a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, in its latest move to beef up its data protection credentials.
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Google Licensing Fees in Germany Should Be Halted, Says EU Court Adviser
The European Union is now considering copyright rules on this issue, triggering fierce lobbying from the creative industries on one hand and the tech industry on the other.
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Google Not Obligated to Vet Websites, German Court Rules
Google has since received requests for the removal of more than 2.4 million website links and accepted about 43 percent of them, according to its transparency report.
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New app tracks Wikipedia edits by Internet bots and humans
Researchers have created an application that monitors how much of Wikipedia entries are being created or edited by bots - software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet - and humans.
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Google says sorry to Germany over 'Adolf Hitler Square'
Google apologised on Friday after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name "Adolf Hitler" on its popular online Maps page for a few hours.
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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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German Coronavirus Tracing App Downloaded 6.5 Million Times
Germany's smartphone app to help trace coronavirus infections has been downloaded 6.5 million times in the first 24 hours since its launch, the chief executive of software company SAP said on Wednesday.
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Google Opens German Centre to Improve Data Privacy
Google says it's opening a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, in its latest move to beef up its data protection credentials.
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Google Licensing Fees in Germany Should Be Halted, Says EU Court Adviser
The European Union is now considering copyright rules on this issue, triggering fierce lobbying from the creative industries on one hand and the tech industry on the other.
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Google Not Obligated to Vet Websites, German Court Rules
Google has since received requests for the removal of more than 2.4 million website links and accepted about 43 percent of them, according to its transparency report.
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New app tracks Wikipedia edits by Internet bots and humans
Researchers have created an application that monitors how much of Wikipedia entries are being created or edited by bots - software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet - and humans.
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Google says sorry to Germany over 'Adolf Hitler Square'
Google apologised on Friday after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name "Adolf Hitler" on its popular online Maps page for a few hours.
