Tag: Google

Nonprofit says Google has been using the "Sync" feature on its Chrome browser to track students' activity. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Is Google spying on your child at school?

Jason Russell · December 30, 2015 5:41 pm

If the "Trump Filter" finds any reference to the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, it substitutes the reference with a blank space. (AP file photo/John Locher)

New Google extension blocks any mention of Donald Trump

Rudy Takala · December 28, 2015 9:32 pm

In this Dec. 24, 2014 photo, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey joins other volunteers taking phone calls from children around the world asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their homes, inside a phone-in center during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Hundreds of military and civilian volunteers at NORAD are estimated to field more than 100,000 calls this year through Christmas Eve, from children from all over the world eager to hear about Santa's progress. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Here’s how to track Santa’s progress

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 24, 2015 10:02 pm

(Screenshot courtesy of Google)

Deez Nuts more searched than Hillary Clinton on Google

Joshua Axelrod · December 17, 2015 12:26 am

Yahoo has been experiencing a decline in its number of users, and its third quarter report released in October fell short of expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Yahoo tests pilot program to force ads on users

Rudy Takala · November 24, 2015 1:07 am

The report says that Jeb Bush's advisiers came to the conclusion that a campaign reset was essential for its future viability, especially with sagging poll numbers and rising donor pressure. (AP Photo)

Most Googled question on Jeb: ‘Is Jeb Bush still running for President?’

Daniel Chaitin · November 10, 2015 9:40 pm

FCC dismissed a petition asking websites to respect consumer requests not to have online activity tracked.Â (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Feds rule in favor of snooping by tech giants

Rudy Takala · November 6, 2015 10:04 pm

Although customers now have a better idea of when to expect deliveries from the unmanned aircraft, Google has not shared any information about the type of drones itÂ willÂ employ for the service or what types of packages will be eligible for delivery by drone.Â (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Google to deploy drones in 2017

Anna Giaritelli · November 2, 2015 9:08 pm

Information held by Facebook on 1 billion users represents a trove of data for the feds. (PA Wire via AP)

Info sharing could replace bulk data collection

Rudy Takala · November 2, 2015 6:01 am

T-Mobile lost personal information on 15 million customers this month after hackers breached its credit agency, Experian. The company is a member of a trade association that has announcedÂ its opposition to bipartisan "information sharing" legislation moving through Congress.Â (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Tech companies join to fight cyberbill

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 7:10 pm

Paul uses ‘dumb—‘ livestream to say he’s still running

Al Weaver · October 14, 2015 3:17 pm

"[W]e have a variety of concerns about this specific ruling; one of them is that we believe that this decision was based on incorrect assumptions about data privacy protections in the United States," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House says EU court erred with privacy ruling

Nicole Duran · October 6, 2015 8:44 pm