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Google Is Laying Off Waze Employees
Despite saying there would be no layoffs in December, Google is transitioning its ad business
Google GOOG 1.88%↑ is laying off employees at its map company Waze, CNBC reported this week. ...
Google To Pay Nearly $40 Million Over Deceptive Location Tracking
Company has paid more than $500 million in location tracking fines
In another fine over misleading location tracking practices, Google GOOG -0.89%↓ will pay $39.9 million to Washington state. In addition,...
Google, Apple Launch Initiative To Thwart Unwanted Location Tracking
Bluetooth trackers help find keys, luggage and other items, but they also have been used to track people who don’t want to be tracked…
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Hivemapper Collects 1 Million Kilometers of Street-Level Imagery
Hivemapper has announced that it has collected more than 1 million kilometers of unique street-level imagery. The company says it has done this in just...
Google Maps Faces Renewed Antitrust Scrutiny by DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice is renewing its antitrust investigation on whether Google GOOG 0.00 bundles its map and search products to force app...
Google Maps Adds Slew of New Features
Immersive view starts working this week in five cities...
Google Maps added several new features this week, including the launch of immersive view in London, Los...
Industry Layoffs Continue as Waymo Cuts Staff
Other location industry companies follow with cuts
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo laid off employees earlier this week in a move that came after large cuts at parent company Alphabet and Google GOOG -0.36%↓ . ...
Google Pays $29.5 Million To Settle Location Tracking Lawsuits
Google has settled location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million that were filed by Washington, D.C., and the state of Indiana. Google will pay Washington,...
Google Integrates Waze Employees with Geo Organization
Google GOOG -0.57%↓ last week said it plans to merge its Geo staff with that of the company’s 500-employee Waze navigation app group, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google, which acquired Waze...
Google To Pay $391.5 Million in Massive Location Tracking Probe
The settlement with 40 states is the largest multistate privacy payout in US history.
In the largest privacy settlement of its kind, Google GOOG -0.08%↓ has agreed to pay $391.5 million...
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