Google is hosting adverts for unofficial services like applying for a visa that charge vastly inflated amounts, a BBC investigation has revealed. The search engine returned ads for services charging £50 to change an address on a driving licence – something that can be done for free on the government’s website. Applying for an ESTA … Read more
Sadiq Khan blasted in attack ads for ‘ruining’ London and ‘constantly blaming everyone else’ for the capital’s problems as race for City Hall heats up Race for City Hall is heating up ahead of London mayoral election on May 6 Attack adverts have accused current mayor Sadiq Khan of ‘ruining’ the capital Came as Tory … Read more
Google and Facebook are failing to remove scam online adverts even after fraud victims report them, a new investigation reveals. Consumer group Which? found 34 per cent of victims who reported an advert that led to a scam on Google said the advert was not taken down by the search engine. Twenty six per cent of … Read more
BREAKING: Google says it will stop selling ads based on people’s browsing histories and tracking users across the internet – though the new policy doesn’t include mobile apps Google announced the dramatic advertising changes on Wednesday It said it will stop using and investing in technologies that track users on its Chrome browsers as they … Read more
Khloe Kardashian introduced an entirely new look in photos promoting her new Good American shoe collection. The 36-year-old reality star displayed a much thinner frame than fans are used to in the bizarre shots she posted to her clothing brand’s Instagram account on Tuesday. The first snap displayed Khloe sitting on a poolside cushion with … Read more
LA man, 90, spends $10,000 to take out two newspaper ads telling AT&T CEO that his internet service is too slow – and receives a call from the company’s executive office straight away Aaron Epstein, 90, has been struggling with slow AT&T internet at his home in North Hollywood The frustrated senior citizen – who … Read more
Tim Cook has defended Apple’s latest privacy update, saying it’s necessary because people are being ‘surveilled’ online by the apps they use – even as companies including Facebook said the new rules could seriously harm their businesses. The new update, part of the iOS14 operating system, will ask users to approve ‘tracking’ for each app … Read more
Tim Cook has said targeted Facebook advertising is ‘manipulating’ people amid his ongoing battle with Mark Zuckerberg over privacy – and profit. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone that will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move Cook told GQ … Read more
Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more
Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more