Notices tagged with google
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Here's a good example and explanation of why you want ti move as much of your online life as possible away from #Google (and similar #corpocentric platforms). https://nu.federati.net/url/279741 [arstechnica com]
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https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-shuts-down-internal-studios-changing-bus-1846146761 [kotaku com]
#Google closing #Stadia’s internal studios ... bad sign for those who bought into their gaming infrastructure.
I think I saw several people point out when it started that ${NASDAQ[‘GOOG’]} has a tendency to abandon projects when they appear to be starting to succeed. Google Reader is the classic example.
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https://battlepenguin.com/tech/google-maps-gets-worse-with-every-release/
He's right. Google Maps (like search and other #Google products) is in a declining usefulness phase.
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#Fitbit acquired by #Google
> I’m writing today to let you know that Fitbit is now officially part of Google. It’s an incredibly exciting moment for us as a company and for our Fitbit community of users around the globe.
Years ago, I bought a Fitbit device. I closed my account and gave the device away, but they sent this notice today.
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I'm hearing that #Google and #Apple are removing the apps for the #Parler #socnet from the #Android PlayStore and the #iOS AppStore.
I'd argue that given their duopoly on mobile operating systems, the power to arbitrarily kick someone out is scary (regardless of how deserving Parler might be; I'm not even sure I've seen a screenshot of the site). I'd argue that this is evidence that the mobile OS and app store groups of both companies need to be split up, so that competition can come ... including strong competition for mobile app stores on each platform.
Again, Parler may deserve it, especially if their users used the socnet to organize their insurrection attempt. (Though I suspect many of them probably used odious #corpocentric sites like #Twitter or #Facebook, which are not being punished.)
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From last August: #TikTok caught breaking #Android rules https://nu.federati.net/url/279202 [www marketwatch com]
TikTok collected Android user data using tactic banned by #Google
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Apparently, the FTC (and 48 state attorneys general) are suing #Facebook over its monopolistic practices, including buying up emerging competitors.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/25/facebook-ftc-lawsuit-440645 [www politico com] CAUTION: #JavaScrippled
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/tech/facebook-antitrust-lawsuit-ftc-attorney-generals/index.html [www cnn com]
https://news.yahoo.com/states-ftc-suing-facebook-alleged-193833264.html [news yahoo com]
The biggest question on everyone's minds should be where is #USDOJ? They should have sued back when Facebook bought #WhatsApp and #Instagram ... or at the least, been actively involved in prosecuting this lawsuit. It really does seem like DOJ's beef with #Google is that the bribes ^W political contributions weren't large enough or didn't reach the right person.
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Of course,it has other consequences, and honestly, if my phone was stolen, I'd want it to get a secure wipe. Search for "Brother Orange" in #DDG or #Google, and you'll see why.
#Android isn't the only one with such a misfeature. In organizations with #Apple #iOS devices, re-use after an employee leaves can be painful. Sometimes, after days or weeks of delay, Apple will inlock the devices for re-use, but sometimes, the org must buy a new phone.
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> ... try Bing, I've heard it ... works alright.
No idea about their filters, but I consider #Bing a failure at search. Their results are barely better than #Ask.com these days. Both #Yahoo and #DDG use their backend, but somehow have better results (but both are in steep decline).
I do admit that it may vary based on the topics one searches for, but I've been trying out #Google alternatives for years, but no matter which I use, I eventually have to use Google (even if indirectly, such as via #StartPage or #Searx).
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#Google pulling back from #AMP just as antitrust pressure increases https://nu.federati.net/url/278168 [themarkup org]
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By the way, I haven't been paying attention to such things for some time, so it's only been a couple of months since I even heard of #Widevine, and only today did I learn that this is a #Google product.
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#Conservancy's Bradley Kuhn makes a proposal in light of new onslaught by #DRM / #TUR (Technological Usage Restrictions) companies https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/nov/13/widevine-dmca-takedown/ [sfconcervancy org]
In this case, besides the #RIAA's baseless claim against YouTubeDL, #Google filed a claim against widevine-l3-decryptor https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-09-Google.md
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2020-11-11: #Google Play identified as main distribution channel for #Android #malware https://nu.federati.net/url/277913 [www zdnet com]
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#Google discloses #Microsoft #Windows 10 #zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited in the wild. Also patched a #Chrome zero-day. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-discloses-windows-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ [www zdnet com]
#Win10 #security
Patch incoming 2020-11-10, #Patch_Tuesday.
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From August.
#Mozilla and #Google renew $400M search deal for three years. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sources-mozilla-extends-its-google-search-deal/ [www zdnet com]
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https://nu.federati.net/url/275530 [medium com]
I know, yucky #Medium.
Steve Yegge argues that #Google Cloud's deprecation policy is behind its slow growth compared to Amazon and Microsoft clouds.
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Added some "learning paths" in $EMPLOYER paid #LockedOut / #LinkedIn Learning today. Over 30 hours of "cloud" stuff. #Amazon Web Services ( #AWS ) and #Microsoft #Azure and #Google Cloud Platform ( #GCP ).
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@clacke Yes. The reason I posted is that people think that #F-Droid will step in and rescue apps that #Google #Play_Store bans, but history shows that is not the case.
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State of #California and #Google announce that state’s #earthquake alerting technology will be included in all #Android phones sold in California. https://nu.federati.net/url/273974
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I think I’ve written this before, but back in their heyday, #Mozilla was flying high, driven by the funds coming from its search deal with #Google. When the GOOG started to cut back and then launched a competing browser, Moz panicked (rightly) because all the high-sounding promises they made were predicated on this huge level of funding that went away.
Now that #Firefox holds a small sliver of its former market share, and nearly all of its competitors build upon Google’s code (which forked from Apple’s code, which itself was forked from KDE’s code), the going is rough and getting rougher.
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