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Google ‘Definitely’ Interested in Other Insurtech Investments Following Applied Systems
Oct 19 2018 // Google is eager to invest in other insurance technology companies well beyond its newly announced minority stake in Applied Systems, a principal investor with the global search engine giant said on Oct. 17. “We...
Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems
Oct 17 2018 // Giant Google’s investment arm has purchased a minority stake in Applied Systems, a provider of insurance technology and cloud-based software for independent agencies. The investment in Applied Systems is being made...
Google, Amazon Health and Fitness Apps Don’t Have Much to Do With Health
Oct 12 2018 // As the market for smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa continues to expand, there is a potential for these devices to help enhance the health of users. But, while the app stores of these devices are full of apps in the...
Google+ Breach Under Investigation in U.S., EU
Oct 10 2018 // At least two U.S. states and two European Union member states are investigating a breach at Alphabet Inc.’s Google that may have exposed private profile data of at least 500,000 users to hundreds of external...
Google+ Questioned Over Keeping Mum About Exposed Data on 500K Users
Oct 8 2018 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing policies after announcing on Monday that private profile data of at least 500,000 users may...
UK Privacy Lawsuit Filed Against Google by IPhone Users Is Dismissed
Oct 8 2018 // A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data-collection claims was thrown out by a London judge. The group, known as Google You Owe Us, were seeking as much as 3.2 billion pounds ($4.2...
Google Keeps Age Discrimination Claims Settlement Amount Secret
Oct 8 2018 // Google agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle the claims of job applicants who said the company discriminated against them on the basis of age. Daniel Low, a lawyer for the applicants age 40 and older, said the...
A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You
Oct 3 2018 // U.S. Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data – although one of its goals might be to prevent states from enacting stronger privacy protections of...
Big High Tech Is Big on Reimagining Health Care
Sep 17 2018 // Apple Inc.’s new watch is the latest proof: Big Tech is trying to remake health care in its own image. The device, introduced at a splashy launch event this week, can call for help after a fall. It can monitor...
Google Case Tests Global Reach of EU’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
Sep 13 2018 // Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally. The technology giant was set for a showdown...
EU Lawmakers Agree on Internet Copyright Reforms in Blow to Tech Giants
Sep 12 2018 // Tech platforms and internet activists protested the outcome of a European Parliament vote Wednesday to back copyright rules that would help video, music and other rights holders seek compensation for use of their content...
Mississippi Supreme Court Says Privacy Suit Against Google Can Continue
Sep 3 2018 // Mississippi’s Supreme Court says a state lawsuit against Google alleging violations of student privacy should stay in a northeast Mississippi court. The court voted 6-2 Aug. 9 to deny an appeal by the unit of...
Google Partners with Indian Banks to Attract Users to Its Digital Payments Services
Aug 29 2018 // Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to the masses, as it aims to woo tens of millions of new internet users in the country to its digital...
1-in-5 Consumers Say They’d Use Amazon or Google for Home Insurance
Aug 28 2018 // One-in-five consumers say they would use Amazon or Google for their home insurance, a J.D. Power survey released today shows. And most of those who took the survey (80 percent) already have insurance with a large national...
Berkshire Invests $356M in One97, Parent of India’s Biggest Digital Payments Firm
Aug 28 2018 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup as it moves into the financial payments...
Google Accused of Illegally Tracking, Violating Privacy of Smartphone Users
Aug 22 2018 // Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users even when they use a privacy setting to prevent it. According to a complaint filed late Friday, Google...
Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Privacy Suit Against Google to Move Forward
Aug 16 2018 // Mississippi’s Supreme Court says a state lawsuit against Google alleging violations of student privacy should stay in a northeast Mississippi court. The court voted 6-2 Aug. 9 to deny an appeal by the unit of...
The Lowdown: Google My Business – Are You Actively Managing Your Listing?
Aug 13 2018 // In this edition of the Lowdown, I’m sharing insights about Google My Business and a new paper hosted on Research & Trends, Local Organic Marketing: How P&C Davids Can Beat Goliath. In his paper,...
India Weighs Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill, Similar to EU’s GDPR
Jul 31 2018 // A draft of a sweeping data privacy bill has been submitted to India’s government that, if enacted, will restrict the transfer and storage of information on more than 1 billion people by global technology corporations...
Lawmakers Eye Holding Social Media Firms Liable for User Posts
Jul 19 2018 // Top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday attacked one of the legal protections most prized by social media companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc., questioning whether they should be held liable for...
