Maryland AG Reaches Massive Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices Maryland AG Reaches Massive Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices Maryland AG Reaches Massive Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices
Maryland AG Reaches Massive Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced that his Consumer Protection Division as well as 39 other attorneys general have reached a $391.5 million multi-state settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings.  The settlement will also require Google to make it easier for consumers to manage their privacy settings when using Google products, according to Frosh. Maryland’s share of the massive settlement is $8.6 million. “Google misled Marylanders about its location tracking practices. It built de…
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys
Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Girl On Social Media To Entice Boys A 25-year-old Maryland man who posed as a teenage girl on social media to exploit underage boys for illicit materials which he then sold for a profit has been sentenced to decades in prison. Baltimore resident Matthew K. Walsh, 25, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a minor in order to produce child pornography.  Specifically, federal prosecutors say that Walsh created fictitious online profiles purporting to be a teenage girl to contact and induce underage boys between the ages of 12 and 17 to se…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte A 36-year-old Worcester man who pleaded not guilty to murdering a 27-year-old woman six years ago has pleaded to a lesser charge, authorities said. Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Vanessa Marcotte in 2016, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports.  He was sentenced to serve life in prison on the murder charge and will not be eligible for parole for 45 years. Colon-Ortiz originally pled not guilty to first-degree murder and unarmed robbery after being arrested and arraigned in 2017.  “The completion of this case is the…
Taunton Registered Sex Offender Cops To Child Porn Charges: Feds Taunton Registered Sex Offender Cops To Child Porn Charges: Feds Taunton Registered Sex Offender Cops To Child Porn Charges: Feds
Taunton Registered Sex Offender Cops To Child Porn Charges: Feds A 60-year-old Taunton registered sex offender admitted in court last week to having hundreds of images of child porn at his home, federal authorities said.  Rudy Frabizio faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty on Friday, Sept. 23,  to having the images and videos, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. He will serve at least 10 years in prison. Frabizio is a level two sex offender after a court convicted him on child porn charges in 2009, the prosecutor said.  Officers arrested Frabizio last year after investigators found a microSD memory card at his ho…
Google Goes Down: Mass Outage Reported Google Goes Down: Mass Outage Reported Google Goes Down: Mass Outage Reported
Google Goes Down: Mass Outage Reported Millions of Google users were reporting an outage around 9:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8. The search engine gave users the following error message: "Server Error. We're sorry but it appears there has been an internal server error while processing your request. Our engineers have been notified and are working to resolve the issue." This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Jersey Shore Man Accused Of Downloading Child Porn Via Google Account: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Accused Of Downloading Child Porn Via Google Account: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Accused Of Downloading Child Porn Via Google Account: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Accused Of Downloading Child Porn Via Google Account: Prosecutor A 34-year-old man from Ocean County has been charged with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Jeremy Bradley-Forman, of Tuckerton, was charged on Thursday, Aug. 4, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. This investigation was the result of referrals from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Task Force detected that a Google account user was downloading images of child pornography from the internet, Billhimer said.  An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit&nb…
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Google and Microsoft have a new neighbor in Prince William County. Reports said Amazon recently purchased nearly 60 acres of land to in Gainesville for nearly $90 million.  BizJournal announced earlier this week that Amazon Web Services had purchased the land at 5845 Wellington Road for $87.8 million. The report said AWS purchased the same-sized lot next door for $52.4 million last year.  Amazon has not commented on its plans for that location, but it adds to the company's holdings in northern Virginia.  The land is in the county's Data Center Opportunity Overlay District. T…
Google Co-Founder, Maryland's Sergey Brin Files For $93 Billion Divorce Google Co-Founder, Maryland's Sergey Brin Files For $93 Billion Divorce Google Co-Founder, Maryland's Sergey Brin Files For $93 Billion Divorce
Google Co-Founder, Maryland's Sergey Brin Files For $93 Billion Divorce Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a Maryland native, has filed for divorce from his wife of four years, which could potentially cost him upwards of $93 billion dollars, reports the New York Post.  Brin, 48, who was born in Moscow, Russia, grew up in Adelphi, Maryland, where he attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School. He went on to attend the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Bachelor of Science from the Department of Computer Science, graduating with honors at only 19-years-old.  Brin cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for filing for divorce against…
Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Berks County Man, 21, Arrested On Child Porn Charges A 21-year-old Berks County man was arrested Tuesday, May 24, on child porn charges, authorities said. Kilvio Guzman, of Reading, had uploaded several child porn videos to his Google account in April and May 2021, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation began on June 24, 2021, when the Berks County Detective’s Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (N.C.M.E.C.). The Google account belonged to a man named Kilvio Guzman Figueroa, and the IP address was traced back to a house on the 800 block of 11th Street in Reading, …
Google Alerts Chrome Users After Release Of Major New Security Update Google Alerts Chrome Users After Release Of Major New Security Update Google Alerts Chrome Users After Release Of Major New Security Update
Google Alerts Chrome Users After Release Of Major New Security Update Google has announced a major update containing security fixes for Chrome users. On Tuesday, April 26, Google announced that it is rolling out the promotion of Chrome 101 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google said the update contains 30 security fixes. SecurityWeek.com, a website that features cybersecurity news, reported that 25 of the security issues that Google addresses in the update were found by external security researchers. "We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable chan…
Meet & Move, The App That Brings Exercise And Friends Together Meet & Move, The App That Brings Exercise And Friends Together Meet & Move, The App That Brings Exercise And Friends Together
Meet & Move, The App That Brings Exercise And Friends Together Intending to exercise is an easy decision. It’s the follow-through that can be hard — especially if you’re in an exercise rut or want to find someone to do it with. Meet & Move is a new free app from Northwell Health that provides a list of local physical activities that meet your interests right in your community, connecting you with exercise opportunities and neighbors to get active with. It’s the perfect app for those who want to get moving with others. If you want to check out one of the beautiful hiking trails in the area but don’t have someone to go with, Meet & Move is perf…
Bucks County Bakery Closes Citing COVID-19 Bucks County Bakery Closes Citing COVID-19 Bucks County Bakery Closes Citing COVID-19
Bucks County Bakery Closes Citing Covid-19 A Bucks County bakery is the latest to shutter as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the food service industry two years after it began. Angelina's Bakery in Bristol Borough announced the closure on Facebook on Saturday, stating that they "will be closed until further notice." "The economic impact of COVID-19 we have faced over these last two years, has left Angelina’s to come to this decision," the statement reads. "Please know this decision was not taken lightly, as we have prided ourselves in being a bright spot in our community." To our valued and loyal patrons, …