French regulators hit Google with $57 million fine for violations of GDPR

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Google has been hit with a $57 million fine for violations of the EU’s GDRP privacy regulations.  CNIL (French data protection regulators) concluded that Google had failed to comply with the law. Lack of Transparency When setting up Android phones, the regulators said Google did not disclose “essential information” to users.  This includes things like

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How Much of the Internet is Fake?

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Seriously.  If you haven’t read Max Reed’s article “How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually” yet, stop what you’re doing and do it right now. Here are just a few of the gems Reed lays out: How much of the internet is fake? Studies generally suggest that, year

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