Google Using Scare Tactics to Incite Fear of New Legislation in Users of Google Analytics, Gmail, and Other Google Digital Tools
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Google Using Scare Tactics to Incite Fear of New Legislation in Users of Google Analytics, Gmail, and Other Google Digital Tools

If you recently received email from Google urging you to “understand how new legislation could harm your business”, yet with no information about WHAT legislation they’re talking about, well, that’s because they are hiding the ball on that. (Hint: It’s the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (there may be others, but this is the biggie).)

How to Find Your 1099 from Google
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How to Find Your 1099 from Google

If you are wondering “Where is my Google 1099”, well, you’re not alone in being unable to find your Google 1099. You probably got the same email from Google saying that “You can now find your 1099 for the tax year 2021 online” that has lots of people confused about where to find their Google Adsense 1099 form, because the link in the email from Google doesn’t go to the Google 1099! It goes to your account settings, not your Google 1099!

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What to Do When Adsense Says You Have a Policy Violation for a Non-Existent Page?

What to do when Google Adsense says you have a policy violation notification for a page that’s been deleted or doesn’t exist? Here’s what.

Parler Shut Down but Not Before Massive Data Scrape of its Users and Their Posts Videos and Pictures
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Parler Shut Down but Not Before Massive Data Scrape of its Users and Their Posts, Videos and Pictures

As Parler sues Amazon for shutting them down, more than 70 TB of identifying Parler user data revealed to have been grabbed and archived.

You Can Now Hum-to-Search for That Song When You Can't Remember the Lyrics
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Service Lets You Hum-to-Search for That Song When You Can’t Remember the Lyrics or Name of the Song

There is this song that is stuck in your head, you can remember the tune, even whistle or hum it, but cannot recall the lyrics or name. No need to fret. Google has you covered, as there is now a feature known as Hum-to-Search, designed to resolve such crises It…

RCS Chat is one of the Google Messages Features that are Helping People Stay Connected
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5 Cool Google Messages Features that are Helping People Stay Connected

Google Messages is messaging developed by Google for Android devices. It enables users to chat, and send MMSs and SMSs.The app has great features that are coming in handy for enhancing interactions with family and friends as the pandemic continues to bite. Here are 5 cool Google Messages features that…

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Why is Adobe Flash Player Being Discontinued? We Explain

A few years ago, you could hardly visit a website without interacting without some form of Adobe Flash Player element. The software was used to build websites, games, and ads. 20 years ago, it was the go-to software. But times changed and Flash did not seem to adapt fast enough…

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Android’s apps shortcuts: The forgotten time savers

Technology is aimed at saving time, at least that’s a major goal of it. If you haven’t yet noticed, in modern society, every second counts

Have Google and Apple Secretly Installed a COVID-19 Tracker on Your Smartphone?
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Have Google and Apple Secretly Installed a COVID-19 Tracker on Your Smartphone?

Tongues have been wagging and the Internet has been ablaze with rants, conspiracy theories, and twists seeking to explain the mystery of an entry in the Settings folder of smartphones reading “COVID-19 exposure notifications.” Most of the people ranting and spinning conspiracy theories claim that Google or Apple stealthily uploaded…

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How to Report Spam Coming from Gmail to Gmail and Google

Spammers love sending spam from Gmail. If you are getting spam from a Gmail account, here’s how to report that spam to Gmail and Google.

Is It Possible to Delete Yourself From The Internet?
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Is It Possible to Delete Yourself From The Internet?

In our interconnected world, almost everyone knows something about everyone else. So, if you want to find out what a particular celeb was wearing, what places they frequent, or any of their recent scandals, a basic search online is likely to get the desired results. Easy-peasy, right? Welcome to the…

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Apple Google Contact Tracing a Reality with Release of Coronavirus Tracking App Interface

Apple and Google have released the Exposure Notifications API, which lets public health agencies contact trace, track, and notify those exposed to Covid-19.

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U.S. Government in Talks with Google, Facebook, to Track Location of Where Individuals with Coronavirus Have Been

The U.S. government is talking with Google, Facebook, and others about getting your location data to help track and fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Some Experts Suggest Bitcoin May be Among the Only "Safe" Assets Trading in the Face of Covid-19
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Google Searches for Bitcoin Surges Indicating Interest in Virtual Currency

The demand for Bitcoin (BTC) seems to picking up if the latest Google reports are anything to go by. According to recent Google reports, there seems to be increasing interest in the most popular cryptocurrency. In just one week, BTC searches surged up by 33 percent. Normally, Google searches are…

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How to Make Google Talk Like a Pirate for Talk Like a Pirate Day

September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. No, not like real (and clearly bad and dangerous) pirates, but like the chummy pirate characters in the stories of our youth. Here’s how you can make Google also talk like a pirate for Talk Like a Pirate Day.