Apple's billions, Facebook whining, and MagSafe warnings - Apple's January 2021 in review
Apple revealed just how much money we've paid it, plus it got into a spat with Facebook, and it stepped up its fitness workouts.
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William Gallagher
Maryland approves the first state tax on digital ads from Facebook, Google
Maryland has approved the country's first tax on the revenue brought in from digital advertisements placed by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon.
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Mike Peterson
Google issues first YouTube for iOS update since Apple privacy rules went live
Google on Friday updated its YouTube app for iOS, the first such revision since Apple began to require disclosures from developers relating to user privacy and data handling.
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AppleInsider Staff
Google brings new editing features to Google Photos on iOS
Google has updated Google Photos on iOS with image editing features, including more than 30 controls previously only available on Pixel to Google One members.
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Amber Neely
Apple's iOS 14.5 redirects Google Safe Browsing traffic to protect privacy
Apple has confirmed that the new beta release of iOS 14 passes Google Safe Browsing requests through Apple's own servers to prevent user data being returned to Google.
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Google's reluctance to add privacy labels to Gmail, other apps might put users at risk [u]
Google has taken so long to update its popular Gmail app for iOS that a new in-app warning informs users that the title is "out of date" and does not include the latest security features.
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UK Apple-Google COVID-19 app credited for prevention of 600,000 infections
The UK's NHS COVID-19 app has been useful in reducing infections in England and Wales, the government claims, with an estimated 600,000 cases thwarted by the iPhone app.
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Malcolm Owen
Google Fi expanding VPN service from Android to iPhone
Google is using "Safer Internet Day" to announce an improvement to Google Fi VPN, by expanding access to the service to iPhone users.
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Google still hasn't updated its iOS apps, while pondering Android privacy controls
While it drags its feet on Google Mail and other crucial app updates in what appears to be a bid to delay disclosure of what it collects for user data, Google is rumored to be discussing new privacy features for Android that are inspired by Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature.
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Wesley Hilliard
Mike Wuerthele
Mikey Campbell
