Both tech giants have issued a statement to all app developers that they must remove a common bit of code from their apps that collects location data from users in order to create marketing campaigns.
Google says it won’t sell any facial recognition products until it has policies and additional safeguards to make sure the controversial technology is not abused.
When President Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate agreement, it was clear that his administration didn’t seem to want to fight climate change. Despite this, there are a few leaders in the US that are willing to do something including the Governor of California Jerry Brown.
Google could find itself in the middle of another data scandal after a new report accused the search engine of tracking people’s movements even when they had opted out.