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Google will pay $23 million to settle class action lawsuit over sharing search data

Over a decade ago, a lawsuit alleged that Google was sharing some search data with third-party companies, and now that lawsuit is resulting in a $23 million settlement. Here’s what you need to know. For the past 12 years, a class action lawsuit against Google has claimed that Google shares data regarding queries with advertisers and other third parties without user permission or disclosure.
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Google Messages rolls out group chat end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in beta

Starting today, Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in group chats for Messages users enrolled in the beta program.  Update 1/6/23: Amid the CES/Las Vegas push, Google today said it has “completed [its] rollout of group chat end-to-end encryption for users in Open Beta” in just over a month. Compared to other A/B tested features, the company has been more transparent about…
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Apple planned to introduce its own 5G chips in now-canceled iPhone SE 4 next year

Apple has been reportedly developing a so-called iPhone SE fourth-gen, but a new report affirms that no such product will ship. iPhone SE 4 was said to resemble the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 physical design, but include 5G connectivity and other modern specs. Being canceled rather than delayed is said to predominantly benefit Qualcomm. That’s because supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo asserts…
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Confluent expands Kafka Steams capabilities, acquires Apache Flink vendor

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. The ability to move, manage and process data in real time is the domain of data streaming, which is largely dominated by a series of open-source technologies. The ability to stream data is a core capability of the open-source Apache Kafka technology. Among the leading vendors that supports Kafka with commercial…
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