Privacy Concerns

What if the Google Home Hub had a camera and larger, higher resolution display? Meet the Google Nest Hub Max — the first smart home product to come from the newly announced Google Nest co-brand. The Google Nest Hub Max goes on sale in the U.S. and U.K. on Ju…

As its name suggests, the Nest Hub Max looks to be a larger, more capable version of last year's Google Home Hub. It has a 10-inch HD screen, which makes it better suited for shared spaces like the kitchen or a large living room. As with the Home Hub, the…

One of the best ways to understand the potential of the Google Assistant is to watch how fast the voice-activated helper can now bring up Beyonce's Instagram page. "Hey Google," says Meggie Hollenger, a Google program manager, using the wake words that trigg…

Fifteen months ago, Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh took charge of Nest, the smart-home pioneer that was formerly an independent arm of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. But while Nest is part of Google, that doesn’t mean that the brand is less important…

Fifteen months ago, Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh took charge of Nest, the smart-home pioneer that was formerly an independent arm of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. But while Nest is part of Google, that doesn’t mean that the brand is less important…

Smart speakers and their cousins smart displays and smart thermostats are the new darlings of the consumer tech market. The convenience and sometimes entertainment provided by these products and services seem to outweigh privacy concerns in users’ minds. Many…

Apple CEO Tim Cook called online privacy a "crisis" in an interview with ABC News, reaffirming the company's stance on privacy as companies like Facebook and Google have come under increased scrutiny regarding their handling of consumer data. "Privacy in i…

Once upon a time, tech companies were freely given the benefit of the doubt. Millions of users eagerly handed over their personal information to tech behemoths like Facebook or Google in exchange for the privilege of using their platforms to share everything …

Are you using Google Search Console for your business? If not, now is the time to verify your domain so that you can dive into the mountains of useful data available to you through Consoles reports. Because there is a lot of valuable data to sort through, it…

In the battle of AI assistants, you might think that Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant has the lion’s share of the market considering their pervasive presence in devices. Only one of that is correct, however, with Alexa taking just third place. Two surveys con…