Google Collects Location Data from Android Users Even With Service Disabled – Report
Android phone users may turn off their location services settings, take out their SIM card or restore their device to factory settings, but Google still collects their location data, according to a new report. For the past 11 months, devices running on Android software have been sending “Cell ID codes,” which contain data on the addresses of nearby cellular towers, … Continue reading
Google Spying: Voice Assistant Records and Keeps Conversations You Have Around Your Phone
You would be forgiven for thinking that your private conversations were just that, but Google’s Voice Assistant could be recording everything you say. The feature is designed to allow users to talk to enabled gadgets to search the web, launch apps and use other interactive functions. As part of this process, Google keeps copies of clips made each time you … Continue reading
New Google AI Mimics Human Speech to Near Perfection
ELOCUTION LESSONS Last year, artificial intelligence (AI) research company DeepMind shared details on WaveNet, a deep neural network used to synthesize realistic human speech. Now, an improved version of the technology is being rolled out for use with Google Assistant. A system for speech synthesis – otherwise known as text-to-speech (TTS) – typically utilizes one of two techniques. Concatenative TTS … Continue reading
How Google is Secretly Recording You and Storing Collected Data
DID you know that Google has been recording you without your knowledge? The technology giant has effectively turned millions of its users’ smartphones into listening devices that can capture intimate conversations – even when they aren’t in the room. If you own an Android phone, it’s likely that you’ve used Google’s Assistant, which is similar to Apple’s Siri. Google says … Continue reading
Google Faces Record Fine of Over €1bn From Brussels Over Abuse of Market Dominance
American internet technology company Google is likely to see a record fine of over €1.1 billion from the European Commission this week. Google is accused of placing its Shopping Box at the top of search results, making other shopping websites less visible. The final decision is expected on Wednesday, according to media reports. It would be the first sanction against … Continue reading
Google & Facebook Are the Kingpins of Global Ad Revenue; Raking in Billions
Silicon Valley internet giants Google and Facebook have raked in over $100 billion in global advertising spending, a recent report says. The two companies have grown their share of global ad revenue from about a tenth in 2012 to a fifth in 2016, according to an annual ranking presented by data and analysis agency Zenith. Last year, Google and Facebook … Continue reading
Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — Attempts to Tackle Fake News
Google knows it has a search quality problem. It’s been plagued since November with concerns about fake news, disturbing answers and offensive search suggestions appearing at the top of its results. “Project Owl” is an effort by the company to address these issues, with three specific actions being announced today. breaking-news IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT … Continue reading
$100 Million Google Health Project; Seeks 10,000 Volunteers For Invasive Screening
Predictive medicine – or “precision health” as it is sometimes known – is a trend in healthcare that is growing exponentially. Perhaps the greatest indication to date that this is slated to be the future of disease prevention and patient care is a massive new investment by tech behemoth and king of the algorithm, Google. However, in order to continue … Continue reading
We Will Know the Secret of ETERNAL LIFE by 2029, Says Google Chief
THE process of achieving immortality will begin by 2029 when nano-bots are created that can swim through our bodies to fight disease, a high ranking Google executive has said. Google’s Director of Engineer Ray Kurzweil believes that we are little more than a decade away from taking major steps towards immortality. The tech specialist, who has long supported the notion … Continue reading
Google Says it Has Fixed Most of CIA’s Alleged Android Exploits
Android and Chrome users with the latest updates shouldn’t be worried about WikiLeaks’ data dump on the CIA, according to Google. The CIA won’t be able to hack into the latest Android devices, according to Google. The tech giant said Thursday that the CIA’s alleged exploits and malware detailed in WikiLeaks’ “Vault 7” release are already out of date. WikiLeaks … Continue reading
