Wed. 03/03 – Google (Sorta) Pivots To Privacy
Mar 03, 2021•18 min
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Episode description
Google says it’s getting out of the ad tracking game. Kinda. I’ll explain what’s really going on here. Headline wrapup from Microsoft’s Ignite conference includes AR excitement. Brave is launching a privacy search engine. And why Amazon’s app icon redesign reminded people of Hitler’s mustache.
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Links:
- Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies (The Verge)
- Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing (WSJ)
- Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days (TechCrunch)
- Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months (MIT Technology Review)
- Microsoft launches Power Fx, a new open source low-code language (TechCrunch)
- Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings (The Verge)
- Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech (TechCrunch)
- Amazon shaves app icon mustache that raised eyebrows (The Verge)
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