Google's new privacy policy is under attack from regulators in its largest European markets. Picture: AP
WHILE you were sleeping European nations threatened to turn Google's business model upside down, demanding it overhaul practices they say let it create a data goldmine at the expense of unwitting users.
The Europeans complain that Google's new privacy policy doesn't allow users to figure out which information is kept, how it is combined by Google services, or how long the company retains it.
Facebook was also under scrutiny overnight, but its problems are more to do with users becoming bored with what is has to offer. In other science and technology news, the US will spend $100 million on a brain-mapping project, a black hole snacked on something the size of a planet and rats share our habit of gorging on junk food when there are healthier options available.
This illustration released by NASA, shows a supermassive black hole like the one which has enjoyed a planet-sized snack. Source: AP
Elsewhere, the final moments of condemned Kuwaiti inmates have been captured in a series of grim pictures, North Korea has vowed to restart a nuclear reactor with Kevin Rudd saying it's losing its close relationship with China, a UK couple has been found guilty of setting a fire that killed six of their kids, the bodies of 20 fisherman killed by pirates and tossed into the sea have been recovered, the FBI has accused two politicians of attempting to rig the New York City mayor's race and a woman has spoken of the pain caused by her doctor secretly filming her with his spy watch.
A Saudi man smokes his last cigarette before being hanged for the murder of a compatriot just west of the capital Kuwait City. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Also, four more people have contracted a new strain of bird flu, a priest had admitted to dealing crystal meth, the search for the remains of victims in the rubble of the World Trade Center has begun anew, the UK is taking a DIY approach to mental health treatments, 500 students were sickened by the food in their dormitory and some Syrians are surviving on a diet of herbs as war ravages the country.
A Syrian woman carries her children near their makeshift refugee camp in the moutains in the area of Kherbet al-Khaldiye, on the Syria-Turkey border. Source: AFP
In entertainment, Pixar and Disney have announced a Finding Nemo sequel called Finding Dory, Lindsay Lohan has confirmed her pregnancy tweet was an April Fool's joke, Ruby Rose says she is doing better in her ongoing battle with depression and Arianna Huffington - a rock star of the internet news scene - has been accused of trashing an apartment.
Disney and Pixar have announced that Finding Nemo is getting a sequel called Finding Dory. Picture: Disney/Pixar Source: Supplied
Jury selection has begun as Michael Jackson's mum seeks as much as $40 billion from concert promoters over his death, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno have made sweet music together, Lady Gaga's stylist has left fashion house Mugler, Justin Bieber has been given four weeks to retrieve his pet monkey, Madonna has opened a new school in Malawi, Transformers 4's investment deal with China has more than meets the eye and Steve Buscemi will join Vampire Weekend for a concert.
Justin Bieber's capuchin monkey 'Mally" sits on the head of an employee in an animal shelter in Munich. Picture: Matthias Schrader Source: AP
In sport, the Australian cricket team is keeping its Champions Trophy squad a secret but England have recalled Chris Tremlett for Ashes consideration, Red Bull's owner says Mark Webber is still a candidate for the 2014 season, FIFA has made its choice for goal-line technology and it's not Hawkeye, cyclist Peter Sagan has apologised for pinching a woman's bottom on the podium and Asian Champions League action saw Pohang Steelers take a big step towards the knockout phase.
Following incidents like England's disallowed goal against Germany at the 2010 World Cup (above), FIFA has picked GoalControl as its preferred choice of goal-line technology system. Picture: Michael Sohn Source: AP
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