US advertising and internet-services giant behind Gmail, Search and Maps.
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What you should know
Documented conduct - every flag links the published source backing it.
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Privacy & data Concern
Fined €50m under GDPR for opaque ad personalization consent
The French regulator CNIL found Google failed to obtain valid consent for personalized advertising.
Source: BBC News · Jan 21, 2019
What critics say
Early read
Based on 4 reviews so far
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7.5/10
The Verge
Tom Warren
“Still the best free tools in tech, whatever you think of the model.”
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5.5/10
Ars Technica
Ron Amadeo
“Brilliant engineering in service of a surveillance business model.”
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4.5/10
Wired
Andy Greenberg
“An advertising company first; everything else is a data source.”
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2/5
TechCrunch
Zack Whittaker
“Record antitrust fines on two continents tell you what regulators think.”
Products by Google
Each product is scored by its own reviews, separate from the company.
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Gmail
Email
Google's free email service.
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Google Drive
Cloud Storage
Cloud file storage and synchronization service.
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Google Maps
Maps
Google's mapping service.
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Google Search
Search
The dominant search engine.
