Hooray! Google My Business descriptions are back
Google My Business (GMB) recently brought back the business description field, which has caused those of us working in the local search...
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Virgin America Lets Prospects “Test Drive” Their Airplane Seat Via Google Street View An
We’ve all seen criticisms of fast food marketing campaigns that feature photos of super-styled delicious-looking menu items — photos that...
Google Launches Stand-Alone Street View App For iOS And Android
Google’s Street View has been somewhat challenged in the transition to a mobile-centric world. It’s available through the Google Maps and...
Apple-Linked Van: Self-Driving Car Or Street View Competitor?
A mystery minivan linked to Apple (though not conclusively) has been seen driving around the streets of Contra Costa County in the San...
Google Takes “SpyView” Wiretapping Appeal To SCOTUS
seeks US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) review of a US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which affirmed a lower court denial of Google’s...
Appeals Court Blocks Google Effort To Exit “SpyView” Case
affirmed a lower court ruling denying Google’s motion to dismiss a class action brought after the 2010 Street View private “payload data”...
Google Has 35 Days To Delete UK “SpyView” Data Or Face “Criminal Action”
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served notice that Google must destroy personal information obtained from its Street View...
Whoops: Google Admits It Still Has Some WiFi Payload Data Collected Via Street View Cars
Google’s collection of such data has sparked numerous governmental investigations around the world — some of which are still in progress....
UK Privacy Regulator Reopens “Wi-Spy” Investigation Because Of FCC Findings Of Intention
The original 2010 investigation was closed without any penalty being assessed against Google. But the subsequent finding of intentional...
Google Compromises End Street View Litigation In Switz, Book Suit In France
That requirement was seen as a threat to Google’s ability to continue to operate Street View in Switzerland — because it could only blur...
UK, Australia May Reopen Street View Privacy Probes After FCC Report
asserted that the personal data collected was not inadvertent but intentional. Privacy regulators in both the UK and Australia are now...
Identity Of “Wi-Spy” Google Engineer Revealed In Scandal That Won’t Go Away
an unredacted copy of the recent FCC report on the matter has done the opposite. It showed that the capture of a broad array of “consumer...
Unredacted FCC Report Shows Google’s “Wi-Spy” Consumer Data Capture Was Intentiona
released a document that asserted Google had obstructed its investigation into whether Street View WiFi mapping and related consumer...
Google Street View “Wi-Spy” Investigation Closed With $25,000 Penalty
reports that the Street View WiFi eavesdropping investigation by the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) against Google has now...
FCC Clears Google Over Wifi Eavesdropping But Fines It $25,000 For “Noncompliance” With
The StreetView Wifi Eavesdropping In 2010, it was discovered that Google’s Street View cars were doing more than just taking pictures....
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