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“The Antitrust Authority has ascertained for each company two violations of the Consumer Code, one for informative deficiencies and another for aggressive practices related to the acquisition and use of consumer data for commercial purposes.” Italy’s Competition and Market Authority is noted in its statement, translated by AppleInsider. The charges against the two companies revolve around their commercial use of users’ personal data. The companies, meanwhile, have consistently emphasized privacy in their ads....

Google Drive is widely used by regular users, businesses, and executives. So it’s essential to keep everything safe. During Google’s Cloud Next 2021, the company announced its plans for protecting users against potentially harmful content. It doesn’t matter what kind of files you are opening, whether a picture, video or document. If Google notices anything suspicious, it warns you about opening it. The feature is now accessible to some users, but it might take a few weeks to be globally available....

Chief Business Officer at YouTube, Robert Kyncl, gave out the information in a statement posted on Twitter. Kyncl also announced the departure of Susanne Daniels, YouTube’s global head of original content. Daniels is leaving the company on March 1, 2022. While the initial content on YouTube Originals largely centered around existing creators like PewDiePie, it eventually produced big-budget content, including Cobra Kai in 2018. But Netflix picked up the series for the third and fourth seasons....

Face grouping has been a part of Google Photos for several years Face grouping has been a part of Google Photos for several years Gizmodo reported last week that Google has already reached a settlement valued at $100 million over this legal dispute. It is strange, however, that the lawsuit has only come now, considering that face grouping on Google Photos has been around for a long time. “If you delete an individual photo or video, you delete any face models derived specifically from that photo or video....

For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 debuted at $1,800 last year. So if Google does manage to launch the Pixel Notepad at the said price then it could surely turn a few heads. But, as the new report notes, the pricing is subject to change. And that isn’t surprising. The product is still in the early stages of development. By the time it is market-ready, things could add up....