New rules proposed by the European Union on Tuesday stand to change the way Google, Facebook and other digital media companies and ad...

Roughly a year ago Google introduced “My Account,” a centralized privacy and security center where people could manage their data and...

Google alerted Analytics users on Wednesday that it will now be securing all traffic communication of websites using Google Analytics,...

Google announced that about 25 percent of the top 100 non-Google sites on the internet are now on secure connections over HTTPS. Google’s...

In a case called Weiss v. Google Inc., plaintiff Joseph Weiss has filed a potential class action accusing Google of stealing “face...

The San Francisco-based non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that...

In reaction to the digital advertising industry’s inability to come to a consensus on how to or whether to adhere to users’ “Do Not...

Google seems to be striking a more humble and conciliatory tone in Europe — out of necessity. Eric Schmidt, the primary face of Google in...

Disconnect makes privacy and security apps. The company says that Google removed its new app from Google Play because it allegedly...

Under fire from European regulators since it consolidated its privacy policies into one in 2012, Google has maintained its privacy policy...

According to Reuters, Google was given formal privacy recommendations this week in response to its consolidated privacy policy, which...

The decision by Google comes after a recent lawsuit against the company, claiming Google’s practice of scanning student Gmail accounts...

imposition of a fine by the French National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) for violating consumer privacy, Google...

was fined for violating French privacy rules with its “unified” privacy policy. The French National Commission for Computing and Civil...

filed a complaint with the FTC over Google’s recent rollout of a feature that lets Gmail users contact Google+ users without knowing the...

Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) claims Google’s privacy policy is in breach of the Dutch data protection act. According to the...

reported earlier today Google will pay $17 million “to settle allegations brought by 37 states and the District of Columbia that it...

It’s been reported that Google is working on its own online identifier system, called AdID, which could replace the third-party cookies...

NOTE: See our follow-up story, FAQ: All About Google’s New “Shared Endorsement” Ads According to a report in the New York Times: On...

Last month, Google made one of the biggest changes in search privacy ever, by routing all searches through its Google Secure Search...