Blue Shield of California shared private health data of 4.7 million members with Google without consent
A lot of personal details were used for targeted advertising
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Google Chrome abandons plans to phase out third-party cookies
Google's u-turn leaves digital advertising industry in limbo
Judge rules Google built illegal ad monopoly, DOJ threatens another breakup
"We won half of this case and we will appeal the other half" says Google
News industry calls for regulation as AI companies face mounting copyright backlash
UK publications ran a similar campaign earlier this year
Waymo responds to reports of using vehicle interior cameras for targeted ads
"Placeholder text," apparently
Fear and favor are bringing advertisers back to X under Musk
The power of a political role?
"MyTerms" draft standard wants to fix what Do Not Track couldn't
A new IEEE standard proposes machine-readable contracts for digital consent
Apple hit with false advertising lawsuit over Apple Intelligence delays
The Last of Trust?
Verizon tries to win back T-Mobile customers with $500 credit and free iPhones
Former Verizon users say 'no thanks' to carrier's comeback deal
YouTube cracks down (again) on ad blockers, frustrating users
Google says ad revenue is key to keeping YouTube afloat
Apple iMac: The Computer That Saved the Company
Before the iPhone or iPod, Apple's comeback began with the iMac. In 1998, the Bondi Blue desktop revolutionized home PCs, rescued Apple from near bankruptcy, and set the stage for its future success.
Google presses Trump's DOJ to abandon breakup plans, citing national security
Alphabet pushes back against Biden-era efforts to dismantle its empire
Microsoft is testing a free ad-supported version of Office that only saves files to the cloud
You can install it on your local drive and save files, but only to OneDrive
Apple considers monetizing Maps to strengthen services revenue
Search ads could have an averse impact on the Maps experience
YouTube is the new television: More people now watch on TV than mobile
As YouTube celebrates 20 years, it's TV for the streaming age
Jeep's annoying pop-up nags you to buy an extended warranty at every stop sign
Jeep says the "glitch" has been fixed
YouTube rakes in record $10.4 billion from ads even as users grumble about aggressive strategy
Political advertising was a big driver behind the surge
Walgreens' smart freezer doors were a $200 million misstep
Tech isn't always the answer
Meta could make billions from TikTok ban, but the app's future remains uncertain
In brief: News that TikTok could escape the US ban that will be introduced on Sunday has brought joy to the millions of people who use the app in the US. But it's unlikely that rival platforms, especially Meta, will be celebrating. It's estimated that Mark Zuckerberg's firm would bring in up to $3.38 billion from freed up ad revenue should TikTok disappear from app stores.
Zuckerberg slams Apple for not "inventing anything great in a while"
He also said Meta's profits could double without Apple restrictions
Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal
"There's some company out there acting like a global honey badger, doing whatever it pleases with every piece of data that comes its way"
A hot potato: Thousands of popular mobile apps across Android and iOS are allegedly being exploited to harvest sensitive location data on an unprecedented scale. This data collection, occurring through the advertising ecosystem, is likely happening without the knowledge of users or even app developers themselves.
Apple denies using Siri recordings to serve targeted ads
Rumors resurface following Apple's $95 million lawsuit settlement
In context: It's a phenomenon that has been around since the dawn of the modern tech age: seeing an advertisement for an item, usually on social media, that you'd recently been talking about. It's often blamed on companies recording conversations and sending them to advertisers. Now, Apple has refuted rumors that this is something it does using Siri.
Mozilla partners with environmentally friendly search engine Ecosia
Like Google or Bing, but greener
AI startup ad campaign urges us to "stop hiring humans"
AIs won't "complain about work-life balance"
Google faces $9 billion UK lawsuit after US monopoly ruling
Anti-competitive claims mount over Google's search and ad dominance