87 posts tagged ‘Google’
Google Removing Support for “Less Secure Apps”
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Google (September 2023, via Hacker News): Google Workspace will no longer support the sign-in method for third-party apps or devices that require users to share their Google username and password. This antiquated sign-in method, known as Less Secure Apps (LSAs), puts users at an additional risk since it requires sharing Google Account credentials with third-party […]
Google Sheds Responsibility for AI Sites Dominating Search Results
Gizmodo,
The internet is quickly becoming a slurry of AI-generated garbage, and Google has decided to just let us all marinate in it. Anyone online can see that Google Search is getting worse, but now it’s becoming clear why. Google News is boosting AI-generated content over real, human journalism, according to a report from 40… Read more...
What Are You Buying From the Homeless Not Toothless Silent Auction?
Jezebel,
Homeless Not Toothless, the unfortunately-named charity patronized by Dorit Kemsley, made its return to The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills this week. While the name has long been a punchline for the audience at home–and every Housewife not named Dorit Kemsley–since it first appeared on RHOBH last season, Kemlsey… Read more...
A 'Cookie Pledge' Claims It'll Free You From All Those Annoying Cookie Popups
Tired of dealing with popups begging you to accept cookies? Blame the EU. In 2018, Europe unleashed a groundbreaking privacy law called the GDPR that, among a billion other things, makes websites ask permission before tracking you with cookies. A lot of companies switched their whole systems over rather than building… Read more...
Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa
More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for… Read more...
Google Breaks Another Promise About Tracking Your Location History
Google pledged to stop tracking user visits to abortion clinics shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, which killed off the United States’ largest federal abortion protection. The measure aimed to protect abortion seekers from prosecutors, especially in the 14 states where abortion is now banned.… Read more...
Elon Musk Drug Rumors, Apple Pays Some iPhone Users $92, and More Tech News
Click through for our coverage of the SEC Twitter/X hack, new Google TV features revealed at CES, Elon Musk’s alleged drug use, and more. Read more...
Google endorses Right to Repair in Oregon
Boing Boing,
Tech giant Google has come out in favor of the right to repair as Oregon legislators consider a bill similar to the one passed recently in California. What's more, they're actively lobbying for it. It's not so often that we hear good news coming out of the tech world, especially when the word is in favor of consumer rights. — Read the rest The post Google endorses Right to Repair in Oregon appeared first on Boing Boing.