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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: France Fines Amazon And Google $164 Million; Australia Warns Facebook And Google To Pay News Firms 

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France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. million), while Google was told to pay 100 million euros (approximately $121.5 People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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Google Allocates $3 Million To Counter Vaccine Misinformation

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The Google News Initiative (GNI) is rolling out a new open fund for up to $3 million to combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, a blog post says. The COVID-19 vaccine, since its quick approval at the end of last year, has caused division online and in person, with some people being skeptical of it.

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Google Cloud Readies For Black Friday Surge

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s Google Cloud division is expecting a surge in fourth-quarter sales as the country’s retailers brace for record online holiday shopping. We’re planning for peak on top of peak,” Google Cloud’s Carrie Tharp told Reuters. stores recover from double-digit losses caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, Alphabet Inc.’s Wayfair Inc.

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Klarna Enables Google Pay For In-Store US Purchases

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Klarna , the Swedish global payments and eCommerce platform, has introduced Google Pay for in-store purchases in the U.S. Sephora, Journeys and rue21 are among the first Klarna merchants to offer Google Pay in addition to Apple Pay, providing flexibility, security and contactless payments to customers. “We’re

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Cyberattacks, Google Crash Bring Internet Security Into Question

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At a time when our nation’s secrets at the NSA and Homeland Security and assets at the Department of the Treasury were able to be illicitly tapped into by foreign hackers, the security and reliability of countless other online industries and enterprises have also been brought into question. Short answer: Not really. Not All Bad. government.

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With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail

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Now Google has added its own voice to that. Google is buying an Ireland-based company called Pointy , which was founded in 2014 describes itself as a “tech company that aims to make it easy for customers to find the products they’re looking for in local retailers — not as straightforward as it sounds.”. Google vs Facebook.

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Google Pay Adds 29 US Banks To Mobile Payment Service

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Google Pay, a digital wallet and payment platform, has added about 30 new U.S. 6, Google announced that Danske Bank would support the app. Community Bank of the Bay. Community First Credit Union (OH). Greater Cleveland Community Credit Union. Hometown Community Banks. Building Trades Credit Union.

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