The attorneys general for three states and Washington DC claim the tech giant used “deceptive and unfair” practices The attorneys general for Texas, Indiana, Washington, and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming it used “deceptive and unfair” practices in obtaining users’ location data. Karl A. Racine, attorney general for the […]
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‘Dr. Death’ proposes implant that would kill user if not turned off
The doctor who developed bizarre ‘suicide pods’ has grabbed the public’s attention once more, this time with a body implant for people who might develop dementia that would administer lethal poison if they forgot to turn it off. Dr. Philip Nitschke, an Australian assisted suicide advocate who administered the first voluntary lethal injection in 1996, […]
Android phones send device, user ‘identifier’ data to manufacturers & Big Tech firms offering ‘pre-installed’ apps, new study says
Android OS devices transmit sensitive user data like handset serial numbers and app usage info to manufacturers like Samsung and third parties like Google, Microsoft and Facebook – even after consumers opt out, a new study shows. According to the study, proprietary variants of Google’s Android system developed by popular vendors like Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei […]