Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Civil Society Orgs Concerned Deal Could Tilt Cloud Security Space in Google’s FavorA coalition of European civil society organizations is urging regulators to launch a detailed antitrust investigation into Google's proposed $32 billion purchase of Wiz. They argue the acquisition would strengthen Google's dominance in cloud security and undermine multi-cloud neutrality.

Settlement Ends Litigation Alleging Unlawful Sharing of Consumers' Fertility DataFlo Health, Google and Flurry have agreed to shell out millions of dollars to fund a nearly $60 million settlement for proposed class action lawsuit that accused Flo of using tracking codes in its fertility app that shared women's sensitive information with Google and Flurry without their consent.

Justice Officials Will Reportedly Probe the Google-Wiz Deal on Antitrust GroundsAntitrust enforcers are reportedly pumping the brakes on Google's proposed $32 billion buy of Wiz, but it's unclear if it'll be a single speedbump or an unmovable roadblock. Officials in the Justice Department's antitrust division are assessing if the megadeal would illegally limit competition.

Google on Monday abandoned plans to phase out third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser more than four years after it introduced the option as part of a larger set of a controversial proposal called the Privacy Sandbox

Doctorow: 'The most amazing part is that this isn't already the way it's done' Collaboration software used by federal government agencies — this includes apps from Microsoft, Zoom, Slack, and Google — will be required to work together and be securely end-to-end encrypted, if legislation proposed by US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) passes.…

Device Bound Session Credentials Tie Authentication Cookies to Specific ComputersGoogle is prototyping a method to stymie hackers who get around multifactor security by stealing authentication cookies from desktops. Google says its proposal for cryptographically tying authentication tokens to computers will succeed where previous attempts such as Token Binding failed.

Proposed Lawsuit Settlement Doesn't Require Tech Giant to Pay DamagesGoogle says it will delete web browsing data generated by 136 million individuals who used the tech giant's Chrome browser in Incognito mode as part of a proposed settlement ending a class action lawsuit alleging the tech giant had misled consumers about privacy protections.

And no more geofencing around health clinics either A bill proposed by Washingston state lawmakers would make it illegal for period-tracking apps, Google or any other website to sell consumers' health data while also making it harder for them to collect and share this personal information.…

It'll ruin Gmail, claims web ads giant Google has a fresh list of reasons why it opposes tech antitrust legislation making its way through Congress but, like others who've expressed discontent, the ad giant's complaints leave out mention of portions of the proposed law that address said gripes.…

Oh, serve me ads, lots of ads, under clouded eyes above, just fence me in Google in the next few days plans to begin testing fenced frames, a proposed web API to help its Privacy Sandbox ad technologies meet commitments to privacy of a sort.…