Google said Friday it would stop scanning the contents of Gmail users' inboxes for ad targeting, moving to end a practice that has fueled privacy concerns since the free email service was launched. A ...

One of Google’s most controversial Gmail features is finally going away for regular consumers. The company announced today that, sometime later in 2017, it will stop scanning the content of emails ...

Google is making a change to its advertising practices that will affect millions of Gmail users around the globe. Starting later this year, the company will stop reading your emails to refine its ads.

The company agreed to implement changes to its email processing practices to settle claims on behalf of non-Gmail subscribers. Google Inc. has agreed to settle a class action challenging the way the ...

Google is making a change to its advertising practices that will affect millions of Gmail users around the globe. Starting later this year, the company will stop reading your emails to refine its ads.

Google confirmed the move last week, writing in a blog post that the change will be made “later this year.” Once the transition is complete, no emails sent to consumer Gmail inboxes will be scanned ...

Google announced yesterday plans to stop scanning users' Gmail inboxes for advertising purposes, a decision that in theory should improve users' privacy, but in reality, it does not. For years, Google ...

On July 23, Google promised with great fanfare that it would stop scanning consumers’ Gmail messages to serve targeted, contextually aware ads. The announcement—which put Gmail in line with competing ...

The tech giant agreed to technical changes but won't end scanning as part of a no-cash settlement deal. SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has agreed to settle a class action challenging the way the company ...