Category: search engines

WhatsApp was exposing users’ phone numbers in Google search

Post author By Randall
Post date June 9, 2020
Categories In click to chat, flaw, gear, Google, indexed, links, News, phone numbers, Privacy, search, search engines, Security, Tech, whatsapp

[ad_1] WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram revealed that phone numbers of WhatsApp users who used the Click to Chat feature were being indexed in search. Click to Chat allows users to create a link […]

Android users in Europe will get to pick their default search provider

Post author By Randall
Post date August 2, 2019
Categories In Android, antitrust, consumer choice, europe, Google, Mobile, search engines, search providers, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] After a lengthy investigation, last year the EU Commission fined Google €4.34 billion ($5 billion) for antitrust violations relating to the Android operating system. The Commission found that by forcing mobile network operators to install Chrome and to use Google as the default search engine on Android devices, the company created a monopoly for […]