Personal information
- Technology
Uber Eats now shows users which personal info couriers get
San Francisco: Uber Eats is rolling out a new “View as Delivery Person” feature in the US and Canada, which will show users how much of their personal information a courier has…
- Technology
Google rolls out tool to let people remove personal info directly in Search
New Delhi: Google has started to roll out a new privacy feature that will allow people to directly make a request to remove Search results that contain their personal information. Google’s “Results…
- Technology
FTC asked to probe Apple, Google over selling personal information
San Francisco: Four Democratic lawmakers have called on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate tech giants Apple and Google over selling personal data. According to The Wall Street Journal, the…
- World
Japanese man on a night out loses USB stick with entire city’s personal details
Osaka: A worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues as it contained the personal details of nearly…
- Technology
Govt user data requests need reforms to curb unwanted gag orders: Google
San Francisco: Google has demanded reforms in the practice of governments seeking users’ personal information and then issuing gag orders against the citizens. “As our lives continue to become more digitised, laws…
- Technology
You can now ask Google to remove personal info from Search results
New Delhi: Google has allowed people to request removals of additional types of information from its Search results, including personal contact information like a phone number, email address, or physical address. Google…