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10 Senators Call On Google to Uphold Location, Health Data Privacy Practices

May 30, 2023 - A group of 10 United States Senators penned a letter to Google asking for answers about its location data privacy practices. In July 2022, Google announced plans to delete location history when users visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, fertility centers, weight loss clinics, addiction treatment centers, and other facilities. At the...

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Google Cloud Partners With Health-ISAC to Advance Healthcare Cybersecurity

by Jill McKeon

Google Cloud is joining the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) as an ambassador partner, the tech company announced in a blog post by Taylor Lehmann, director, office of the...

Google Tackles Data Privacy, Plans to Delete Location History at Abortion Clinics

by Jill McKeon

Google announced plans to heighten its data privacy practices and said it would delete location history when users visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, fertility centers, weight loss...

Senators Call on FTC to Investigate Apple, Google’s “Deceptive” Data Privacy Practices

by Jill McKeon

Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) sent a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation into Apple and...

Potential Roe v. Wade Repeal Sparks Data Security, Patient Privacy Concerns

by Jill McKeon

The potential repeal of Roe v. Wade has sparked data security and patient privacy concerns, prompting 40 congressional Democrats to pen a letter to Google asking them to stop collecting and retaining...

Google, Microsoft Amassed the Most Vulnerabilities in H1 2021

by Jill McKeon

Google and Microsoft amassed the most vulnerabilities compared to other major tech companies in the first half of 2021, research from Atlas VPN revealed. During the first half of 2021, Google...

Biden Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Initiatives

by Jill McKeon

President Biden met with cybersecurity leaders from Apple, Google, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and others at the White House to discuss national cybersecurity initiatives in accordance with the...

Google Sued, Lawsuit Claims COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tool Exposes Data

by Jessica Davis

Two individuals who used California’s state public health COVID-19 contact tracing app have filed a lawsuit against its developer, Google, claiming the tool exposes user data and violated their...

Search Engines May Expose Patient Health Information, ACR warns

by Jessica Davis

New search engine capabilities may inadvertently expose patient identifiers and other protected health information, according to a warning from the American College of Radiology...

AGS Urge Apple, Google to Ensure Privacy of COVID-19 Contact Tracing

by Jessica Davis

Following reports that showed the majority of consumers would not opt into using COVID-19 contact tracing apps, 39 bipartisan members of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are urging...

Apple, Google Address COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Privacy Concerns

by Jessica Davis

Apple and Google updated their initial COVID-19 contract tracing app proposal to address feedback from industry stakeholders and some of the privacy concerns raised after the tech giants announced...

ACLU, Scientists Urge Privacy Focus for COVID-19 Tracing Technology

by Jessica Davis

As Google, Apple, and others work to develop COVID-19 contact tracing technology, the American Civil Liberties Union and a group of 200 scientists are warning of potential privacy risks posed by these...

Sens. Flag Privacy, Security Concerns Over Google COVID-19 Screening Site

by Jessica Davis

A group of Democratic Senators are raising concerns about the potential Google COVID-19 screening website over possible privacy and cybersecurity risks, after the Trump Administration announced Google...

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