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Thousands of popular Android apps are violating Google's policies by tracking users with persistent identifiers, according to AppCensus and Sophos.

This means any application handling PNG files that have been carefully crafted by an attacker can end up running the attacker's code.

Germany's Bundeskartellamt has ruled Facebook abused its power through unrestricted data collection, demanding user consent to merge data from various sources.

Google's new Chrome feature, Password Checkup, alerts users if their login details are compromised, enhancing security alongside Cross Account Protection.

Google's parent company Jigsaw is offering DDoS protection to European political organisations amid concerns of attacks during the upcoming elections.

Google's Jigsaw challenges users with an eight-question quiz to sharpen their phishing detection skills, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity awareness.

Google fined EUR €50 million by France's CNIL for GDPR breaches, marking the first major enforcement under the EU's stringent data privacy law.

Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.

In 2018, over a billion people were impacted by data breaches. From British Airways to Marriott, NordVPN highlights the most severe security lapses.

DigiCert has successfully restored trust for its Symantec security certificates after Google's automatic distrust.

The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.

A roundup of the latest Gartner Peer Insight Customers' Choices from Backup and Recovery to Business Intelligence and Analytics, and more.

Google Cloud has grown significantly under Greene's tenure, but has involved tens of billions of dollars and little gains on AWS and Azure.

Despite repeated assurances from Danish ministers, almost none of the new hyperscale data centres are reusing their waste heat.

Integrations will keep customer content protected and secure with tools for controlling identity access, governing data, and managing devices.

While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.

Google's offerings in the NZ market are limited at best and there is no sign of when its latest phone will be hitting our shores.

Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.

Once used only on a recommendation basis, the AI system is now taking direct control of Google's data centres with significant energy savings.