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Google Has Purchased Nest Labs for $3.2 Billion

Jan 16, 2014

Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...

Tags: Google, Nest Labs, acquisition

Automotive with Well-Defined Innovation Strategies Have Competitive Advantages

Dec 11, 2013

Automotive companies with well-defined innovation strategies have competitive advantages ranging from talent attraction to revenue growth, according to a recent PwC study. The highway to growth: strategies for automotive innovation released ...

Tags: Automotive Industry, Innovation Strategies, Car News

IIDEX Canada Will Co-Locate to Create North America's Largest Annual Exposition

Dec 5, 2013

IIDEX Canada and Construct Canada will co-locate to create what they call North America's largest annual exposition and conference focusing on the design, construction and management of real estate: The Buildings Show. "We're excited to ...

Tags: Buildings Show, IIDEX Partnering, Construct Canada

Google Has Been Breaching Dutch Law on Personal Data Protection

Dec 3, 2013

A privacy watchdog said Thursday that Google has been breaching Dutch law on personal data protection since it introduced a new privacy policy last year. Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the College for the Protection of Personal Data, said ...

Tags: personal data, google, law

German Data Protection Law,The Regional Court of Berlin Ruled Tuesday

Nov 25, 2013

Google’s privacy policy and terms of service violate German data protection law, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled Tuesday. The clauses are too vaguely formulated and can restrict the rights of consumers, said the Federation of ...

Tags: Google, Privacy Policy, terms of service

Five U.S. Privacy Groups Have Opposed a Proposed US$8.5 Million Settlement with Google

Aug 26, 2013

Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed US$8.5 million settlement with Google in a class action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October ...

Tags: Google, Computer Products

Businesses Are Collecting More Information About Individuals Than Ever

Aug 16, 2013

Businesses are collecting more information about individuals than ever, but almost two thirds of people aren't aware what data about them is being collected or don't know it's being collected at all. Further reading Ninety per cent of ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Google's 'back up My Data' Feature for Android Could Be Providing Users' Wi-Fi Passwords

Jul 23, 2013

Google's 'back up my data' feature for Android could be providing users' Wi-Fi passwords to the likes of US National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has warned. A bug report posted by the ...

Tags: Android, Could

ICO Has Threatened to Fine Google, If The Web Giant Doesn't Make Its Privacy Policy Clear

Jul 8, 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has threatened to fine Google, if the web giant doesn't make its privacy policy clearer by September. Failure to provide information about how it uses and stores user data could see Google fined ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Over Three Quarters of Consumers Globally Are Concerned About Their Privacy Online

Jun 27, 2013

In spite of assertions by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and others that the age of privacy is over, new research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

ICO Has Served Google with an Enforcement Notice Regarding The Collection of Data

Jun 21, 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has served Google with an enforcement notice regarding the collection of data by the web firm's Street View cars. The decision follows an investigation into Google which found its collection of ...

Tags: Google, ICO, Street Car Data Collection

French Has Given Google 3 Months to Change The Way It Handles Users' Private Data

Jun 20, 2013

France's data protection authority has given Google three months to change the way it handles users' private data, or face legal sanctions. The order, made on June 10 and published Thursday, is the result of a formal investigation begun ...

Tags: Google, French Privacy Authority, Private Data

Eight Members of Congress Have Written an Open Letter to Google CEO Larry Page

May 22, 2013

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses, Google Glass. In the letter, the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus ...

Tags: Lawmakers, Computer Products, Google

Google Has Revealed a New Version of Google Maps

May 20, 2013

Google has revealed a new version of Google Maps, designed to make it personal to each user. Built with the ethos of "a map for every person and place", new features will include real-time displays of barriers to journeys - such as ...

Tags: Google, Google Maps

The ADA Prevents States From Enforcing Laws That Could Impact The Prices

May 16, 2013

A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications. In a brief ruling last week, California Superior Court Judge Marla Miller ...

Tags: Mobile Privacy, Computer Products

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