Google rival calls out search giant for spying on users
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March 16, 2021 16:59 IST
DDG took to Twitter to point out that Google added labels for ‘Search’ and ‘Gmail’ after delaying the update for months.
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Google rival calls out search giant for spying on users.
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DDG took to Twitter to point out that Google added labels for ‘Search’ and ‘Gmail’ after delaying the update for months.
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Privacy-focussed search engine DuckDuckGo (DDG) called out Google for spying on users after the latter updated privacy labels on Apple’s App Store to show the type of data it collects from users.
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Months after Apple introduced Privacy Labels on its App Store, Google has finally updated the Gmail iOS app to reveal what data it actually collects to let you use the popular email service for free. Apple made Privacy Labels mandatory for all iOS apps starting December 8, 2020 to make it easy for end users to understand how an app collects, processes and links your personal data.
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Google s suite of applications that runs on Apple devices on iOS 14 is experiencing several Update Warning pop-ups as the company has not yet updated its applications to match the Apple Privacy Labels settings. It has been several months since Google updated the application for the latest iOS version of the iPhones and iPads but is somehow refusing to release a new version.
According to Spencer Dailey, Google may be siding with Facebook in disagreeing with the Cupertino giant to reveal information whenever it uses a phone setting or does not want to update for the iOS. Notably, Apple is somehow releasing an update for its iOS 14 software on a monthly or two-month basis that is now on the 14.5 version.
Google has still not added privacy labels to its iPhone apps Google promised that it would start adding privacy labels to its iOS apps but the labels are nowhere to be seen.
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Some of the apps include Gmail, Google search, Photos, Docs, and YouTube.
Apple during the Worldwide Developers Conference had announced that all apps on the App Store would be required to feature privacy labels.
In the first week of January, it was announced that Google will start rolling out privacy labels to its apps on Apple App Store. However, it has been over three weeks since Google promised that it would start adding privacy labels to its iOS apps but the labels are nowhere to be seen. Some of the popular Google apps that are widely used by iPhone users including Gmail, Google search, Photos, Docs, and YouTube.
WhatsApp Blames You For Falling For Misinformation, But Can It Keep Brushing Things Under The Carpet?
After what was a massive PR disaster, WhatsApp tried to do damage limitation by pushing back the implementation of the new privacy policy and terms of use. That is, pushed it back by three months. But not before the Facebook-owned WhatsApp made it clear in an official statement that pretty much puts the blame, and indeed the onus on us as users apparently thousands, if not millions, of users around the world are confused and misinformed about the update, and hence the confusion and misinformation. Apparently, there was nothing ever to be worried about. Too much ado about nothing. That is what WhatsApp would want you to believe.