(Aden Tate) As the silencing of all anti-MSM narratives grew throughout Big Tech, people around the world began to abandon Google, Safari, and other search engines for DuckDuckGo instead. Rush Limbaugh seemingly was a huge proponent of the search engine before he passed away due to cancer, and Americans everywhere finally felt as if they had not only found a search engine that would actually “not be evil” (what Google’s motto tells people to do), but that would protect their privacy, and allow for free searching of the internet without search results being toyed with.
And Just Like That, DuckDuckGo Becomes Google — One Time Free Search Engine Now Down-Ranks Conservative Content – Bans Gateway Pundit
(Jim Hoft) This morning we received this email from a Gateway Pundit reader:
TikTok Can Bypass Apple and Google Security Protections To Access User Data: Report
(Nick Monroe) Technical studies done by cybersecurity experts in late 2020 and early 2021 analyzed the innards of what makes video-sharing app TikTok operate.
4 US States Sue Google for Illegal Location Tracking
(Ramon Tomey) Four states represented by their respective attorneys general (AGs) pushed back against Google’s illegal location tracking. Led by D.C. AG Karl Racine, they sued Google for continuing to monitor users’ location even though they already opted out.
‘Rife with Conflicts of Interest:’ Google Faces European Antitrust Complaint over Digital Advertising
(Lucas Nolan) Tech giant Google is facing another antitrust complaint filed in the EU related to the company’s digital advertising business. The European Publishers Council compares Google’s stranglehold on the digital advertising business and its built-in conflicts of interest as both ads buyer and seller to “Goldman or Citibank owning the New York Stock Exchange.”
Google Manipulating Browser Extensions To Curb Competitors
(Kevin Hughes) Google is facing rising legal challenges from global regulators who accuse the tech giant of operating an illegal monopoly of its search and digital advertising businesses. One of its most well-known rivals is claiming that the tech giant is manipulating browser extensions to promote its products and curb competitors, adding a new wrinkle to the antitrust debate and increasing calls for new regulation.
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Reddit, Google and Facebook to See ‘How the Spread of Misinformation Contributed to Capitol Attack’
(Cristina Laila) The illegitimate January 6 committee subpoenaed Twitter, Reddit, Google and Facebook in its probe of the Capitol protest.
Pelosi Buys Millions in Call Options in Google, Disney, Salesforce , Roblox Days After Insisting Members of Congress Should be Allowed to Trade Stocks
(Cristina Laila) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her hubby Paul bought millions in call options in Google, Disney, Salesforce, Roblox and Micron just days after the Democrat lawmaker insisted members of Congress should be allowed to trade stocks.
Facebook, Google, and Snapchat Are Bypassing Apple’s APP Tracking Transparency and Still Collecting Data on Users
(B.N. Frank) Downloading “free” apps onto devices more often than not allows app providers to collect personal data on users. Of course, companies that manufacture and sell devices tend to collect personal data on users too (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Having access to this data allows companies and providers to analyze users’ habits and preferences so they can market additional products and services to them. They can also sell users’ data to 3rd parties. This practice is sometimes referred to as “Surveillance Capitalism.” As more customers are becoming aware of this, more want to be able to “opt out” of privacy invasive data collection. Companies aren’t necessarily making this easy though. Recently Verizon was exposed for automatically enrolling its customers into a new program that scans users’ browser histories. Facebook, Google, and Snapchat are now also being exposed for continuing to collect data on without users’ knowledge or consent.
FDA Ordered Google To Remove COVID Videos From YouTube Because Agency Didn’t Like Their Message
(Ethan Huff) It has come to light that back in April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a letter to a Google lobbyist demanding that a slew of videos on YouTube about the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) be censored and removed because the federal agency did not approve of their content.
Joe Rogan: Google Is Curating Search Engine Results to Hide Info On Vaccine-Related Injuries
(Alicia Powe) Google is obviously skewing its search engine results and “hiding information” surrounding vaccine-related injuries and the coronavirus pandemic, contends podcast star Joe Rogan.
Joe Rogan Explains Why He Stopped Using Google For Search, Claims They’re Hiding Critical Information
(Steve Straub) Podcast host Joe Rogan just explained why he stopped using Google for search, and instead uses the duckduckgo.com search engine for research.
KEYWORD WARRANTS: Google Monitors Your Search Terms and Secretly Turns You Over to the Feds if You Enter Certain Keywords
(JD Heyes) If our founders somehow managed to be reincarnated and took a look around at the country they bequeathed us, they would be amazed — and angry as well as disappointed — at how far we have allowed our leaders to stray from the Constitution.
Leaks: Feds Impose ‘Keyword Warrants’ on Google, Track Anyone Who Looks Up Specific ‘Bad’ Words
(Hannah Lalgie) The United States government is reportedly attempting a new level of overreach by issuing “keyword warrants” to Google.
Tech Companies Amass Large Portfolios of New Properties During Pandemic
(Mary Villareal) The biggest U.S. companies are sitting on huge piles of cash, and they are running out of ways to spend it. So now, they are putting their money in a lot of commercial real estate.