News and notes on the latest from Google.
If you didn’t know, the Chinese Government blocks access to over 18,000 websites like Google, Facebook, and Twitter. It requires these companies to adapt to its domestic regulations which are more than 60 in number. Google, which formerly followed their tough censorship and then pulled out, is planning to relaunch in China.
Continue reading “Google might launch its search engine in China—sort of”
Data is a resource whose value cannot be ascertained. Now that all companies are vying for your data, your privacy is inherently at risk. Not only are advertisements catered to your tastes, but data can be misused by someone with vested interests as well. In a report, Intelligence Bureau has curated a list of apps that are sending your data to China. Subsequently, they have asked members of the Indian army to remove those apps from their personal devices, in lieu of a threat of being spied upon.
Continue reading “India’s Intelligence Bureau lists 42 apps that send data to China”
