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Google You Owe Us: Search engine sued for £2.7bn on behalf of 5.4 million people
Search engine Google may have to pay over 5 million iPhone users £2.7bn in compensation over claims it sold their data without their consent.
Data Protection: The silver lining within GDPR
Chris Combemale, CEO of the DMA Group, says Brands who see GDPR merely as a legal obligation risk missing the opportunity to improve their relationship with customers.
Ten steps to make your website perform better
Tim Butler, founder of Innovation Visual, is an expert on SEO, PPC and online content creation.
Google finds new Tizi Android spyware that can steal social media data, photos, contacts and more
Google said that the backdoor spyware, which was found in several Play Store apps, affected around 1,300 devices.
Five reasons you'll regret ditching your Apple iPhone for an Android
Switching to an Android phone has a long list of advantages, but there are just some things you'll have to give up from your iPhone.
Google Pixel 2: Five reasons it trumps the iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S8
If you want an alternative to the mainstream iPhones and Galaxys, the Google Pixel 2 has got you covered.
Spying for sale: Android apps advertised on Google can snoop on your Facebook chats
Commercial spying apps for Android devices are being openly advertised on Google and – upon installation – can be used to snoop on text messages, phonecalls and Facebook chats.
Apple, Amazon and Alphabet among firms hit with 'Google tax' for avoidance in UK Budget
Philip Hammond announced in the budget that the UK will crack down on tax avoidance. Companies will now pay royalties when legally avoiding tax.
Switching from iPhone to Android: Can it really be done?
We switched a die-hard iPhone fan of 10 years to an Android smartphone to see how hard the move would be. Here are his top tips for moving from Apple's iOS to Google's Android.
Irish PM Leo Varadkar demands Apple pays back €13bn in taxes
In the coming weeks, Apple will be expected to start paying back €13 billion in taxes. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he wants the funds "without delays".
Google caught tracking Android users' locations even with setting turned off and Sim card removed
Details were still collected even if a device has been reset to factory default settings, no mobile apps have been installed and there is no SIM card installed in the phone.
Android malware with up to 17.4m downloads found lurking in 144 apps on Google Play
Up to 17.4 million Android users downloaded a form of Trojan malware found in 144 separate mobile applications, security researchers from McAfee warned this week.
Rogue RSPCA websites scam concerned animal-lovers with fake cruelty helplines
Rogue websites are advertising fake premium rate numbers claiming to be cruelty phone lines used by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Google Pixel software update: How to prevent screen burn and the Wi-Fi KRACK hack
Google has rolled out a software update for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL to address concerns about screen burn in and colour clarity.
Texas church shooting: Google's 'Popular on Twitter' pulls up misinformation after deadly attack
Google searches for the attacker's name brought up falsified and propaganda posts in the 'Popular on Twitter' section.
Hackers 'poison' Google search results to spread stealth banking malware
Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of Google's algorithms to infect people with banking malware, gaming the system by using search engine optimisation (SEO) tactics.
Google says it can protect you from sophisticated state-sponsored hackers with a physical key
Google's Advanced Protection Program locks down users' Gmail accounts like never before and is meant for its high-risk users.
Google and AutoNation partner on self-driving car programme
Tech giant is partnering with the largest auto dealership chain in the US in its push to produce self-driving cars for wide use.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Fake news' on social media is a bigger threat than Russian-bought ads
"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.
Here are 13 divisive Russia-bought Facebook ads that aimed to influence the 2016 US election
The wide ranging sample of Facebook ads appeared to cover a range of topics from immigration and Islamaphobia to race relations and police brutality.
Did Facebook, Twitter and Google do enough to stop Russian election interference?
The internet giants faced a Senate committee hearing that led so several heated exchanges between lawmakers and the executives.
The Pirate Bay is 'hidden' from UK residents
Google has seemingly tucked the The Pirate Bay more than five pages deep in UK results pages. However, the search company claims it's just how it's algorithm works.
Google's cheeseburger emoji is on the grill... all because of the incorrect placement of cheese!
Google's Sundar Pichai joked that he "will drop everything" to fix the problem after users compared it with the Apple emoji.
Cybercriminals launch 'black market for Android users' as dark web goes mobile
Some criminals lurking on the underground internet are building dedicated marketplaces for Android users, typically masked by the anonymity provided by Tor's "Orbot" app.
Twitter says it will combat Russian influence campaigns by revealing political ad data
The move follows similar steps by Facebook and the introduction of a bill that seeks to bring more transparency to online political advertisements.
Pixel 3 leak reveals three Google flagship smartphones for 2018
Internal codenames for Google's 2018 smartphone family leak as search giant targets "premium" and "high end" markets.
Rogue password-stealing Android apps on Google Play could hijack your bitcoins
Experts from ESET, a Slovakian antivirus company, said this week (23 October) that both Google and the real Poloniex crypto exchange have been notified.
Google Play bug bounty: Hackers offered $1,000 to find vulnerabilities in popular Android apps
The programme encourages researchers to scour for bugs in select popular apps created by Google as well as third-party developers,
Smart suburb or data-hungry dystopia? Google's Alphabet to design city of the future
The city will incorporate new technological advancements – from WiFi to self-driving cars – and aims to become a hub for start-ups, business and academic centres.
8 'Minecraft' apps infected with Sockbot malware on Google Play found adding devices to botnet
Symantec researchers said these infected apps were downloaded between 600,000 and 2.6 million times.