Google tells app developers to make their requests for location information understandable to users. …read more Source:: CNet

But it’s for privacy! You know us. We’re Google, privacy champions. Always championing privacy, us Google I/O Google, the largest handler of web cookies, plans to change the way its Chrome browser deals with the tokens, ostensibly to promote greater privacy, following similar steps taken by rival browser makers Apple, Brave, and Mozilla.… …read more…

Members of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday called on Congress to create a national privacy law that would regulate how big tech companies like Facebook and Google collect and handle user data. From a report: In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, commissioners also asked Congress to strengthen the…

Thinking of switching from an older iPhone to the Pixel 3A? Google is willing to offer you a sweet deal. …read more Source:: CNet

Ninety percent of blockchain-based supply chain projects are faltering because they cannot figure out important uses for the technology, research firm Gartner said this week. From a report: As a result of this inability to identify strong use cases, “blockchain fatigue” will begin setting in over the next five years, according to “Predicts 2019: Future…

The Oregon-based company was presented with the Innovation Award today by the CTA. …read more Source:: CNet

The experimental tent at the Google developer conference showcased future tech to solve very specific problems of the present. …read more Source:: CNet

What do you do if you want a robot with great mobility? Walking is hard, and wheels are good enough, especially if you use the ‘wheels within wheels’ Mecanum setup. But you need torque, too. That’s what makes this entry into the Hackaday Prize so fantastic. It’s a Mecanum wheel of sorts, with an integrated…

Commentary: The time is ripe for Pixel phones to finally compete. …read more Source:: CNet

The world has embraced digital technology, but cybercrime is putting a serious dent in corporate finances, the FBI finds. …read more Source:: DarkReading