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Tech company denied illegally recording and circulating private conversations to send phone users targeted ads
Google agreed to pay $68m to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy.
A preliminary class action settlement was filed late on Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, and requires approval by US district judge Beth Labson Freeman. Smartphone users accused Google, a unit of Alphabet, of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations after Google Assistant was triggered, in order to send them targeted advertising.
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European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers drop forest protection agreement
Leading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world’s most successful forest protection agreement was wrecked by Brazilian lawmakers and abandoned by international traders.
In an open letter, high street brands including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda warn the breakdown this month of the 20-year-old agreement will damage consumer confidence in Brazil and the shipping firms unless new arrangements are put in place to ensure grain production is not linked to deforestation.
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Some parts of city were buried under nearly 60cm of snow and over 500 flights were cancelled Sunday
Toronto is beginning to dig itself out from the largest snowfall in the city’s history, a process which officials say is likely to take “several days”.
Some parts of Canada’s largest city were buried under nearly 60cm of snow and more than 500 flights were cancelled Sunday after Toronto’s main airport was snowed in.
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