New Mexico sues Google over collection of children’s data

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque claims Google is using its education services package that is marketed to school districts, teachers... Read More

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Google

November 8, 2019

Board of Google parent investigating sexual misconduct cases

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In response to shareholder lawsuits, the board at Google parent Alphabet is investigating claims of sexual misconduct made against executives and how the company handled them. CNBC first reported Wednesday that the company has hired an outside firm to examine how its executives handled sexual misconduct allegations. The investigation follows lawsuits... Read More

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Alphabet, Google

April 10, 2019

Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments from internet users. YouTube disabled the live chat section of the streaming video about 30 minutes into the hearing because of what it... Read More

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Google, Youtube

December 11, 2018

Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s CEO faces a grilling from U.S. lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands. CEO Sundar Pichai’s appearance Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee comes after he angered members of a Senate panel in September by declining... Read More

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Google

November 9, 2018

Google bows to worker pressure on sexual misconduct policy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is promising to be more forceful and open about its handling of sexual misconduct cases, a week after thousands of high-paid engineers and others walked out in protest over its male-dominated culture. Google bowed to one of the protesters’ main demands by dropping mandatory arbitration of all sexual misconduct cases.... Read More

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Google, Sexual Abuse

September 13, 2018

New Mexico sues mobile app makers over kid privacy concerns

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is suing Google, Twitter and other companies that develop and market mobile gaming apps for children, saying the apps violate state and federal laws by collecting personal information that could compromise privacy. The lawsuit filed in federal court late Tuesday comes as data-sharing concerns persist among users. Social media... Read More

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Apps, Google, Twitter

June 22, 2018

Google has history of failing to remove revenge porn: lawyers

Google, which successfully blocked a bill that would criminalize revenge porn in New York, has a long history of promising to remove nonconsensual, sexual images — and then failing to do so, attorneys who work with victims charge. “For over two years, I’ve been fighting with them to remove content for a client who was... Read More

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Google

June 5, 2018

Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued Google and Facebook, saying the companies failed to maintain information about political advertising as required by state law. Washington law requires the companies to maintain information about buyers of political ads, the cost, how they pay for it, and the candidate or ballot measure... Read More

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Facebook, Google

February 27, 2018

German appeals court says Google doesn’t have to check links

BERLIN (AP) — A top German appeals court has ruled Google does not have to check the content of pages it links to for possible legal violations before providing search results. The dpa news agency reported the Federal Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that Google does, however, have to react when “concrete evidence” of violations... Read More

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Google

February 23, 2018

Another former employee sues Google over issues of diversity

NEW YORK (AP) — Another former Google employee is suing the tech company over issues of diversity. Software developer Tim Chevalier, who is transgender, says he was fired for speaking up about online bullying he experienced at the company and complaining about discrimination, harassment and white supremacy on Google’s internal messaging system. The lawsuit comes... Read More

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Google

February 5, 2018

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google-bred pioneer in self-driving cars and Uber’s beleaguered ride-hailing service are colliding in a courtroom showdown revolving around allegations of deceit, betrayal, espionage and a high-tech heist that tore apart one-time allies. The trial opening Monday in San Francisco federal court comes nearly a year after Google spin-off Waymo sued... Read More

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Google, Uber

January 9, 2018

Fired Google engineer’s suit alleges reverse discrimination

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google engineer fired for writing a memo questioning Google’s commitment to diversity has filed a lawsuit alleging his ouster was driven by a corporate culture that discriminates against white men and people with conservative views, including supporters of President Donald Trump. The 161-page complaint filed Monday on behalf of James... Read More

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Google, James Damore

January 4, 2018

Revised suit faults Google for asking hires about prior pay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A revised gender-pay lawsuit seeking class-action status against Google faults the search giant for asking new hires about their prior salary, a practice now banned in California. The suit, filed Wednesday, also adds a fourth complainant, a preschool teacher with a master’s degree. The four women allege they were underpaid by... Read More

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Google

New Mexico sues Google over collection of children’s data

Board of Google parent investigating sexual misconduct cases

Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship

Google bows to worker pressure on sexual misconduct policy

New Mexico sues mobile app makers over kid privacy concerns

Google has history of failing to remove revenge porn: lawyers

Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data

German appeals court says Google doesn’t have to check links

Another former employee sues Google over issues of diversity

A raucous Google-Uber fight is finally heading to trial

Fired Google engineer’s suit alleges reverse discrimination

Revised suit faults Google for asking hires about prior pay

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