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Google Google search engine

Google Search is really a internet search engine supplied by Google. Handling greater than 3.5 billion searches each day, it features a 92% share from the global internet search engine market. It's also probably the most-visited website on the planet.

An order of search engine results came back by Bing is based, partly, on the priority rank system known as "PageRank". https :// google. Com/ offers a variety of choices for customized searches, using symbols to incorporate, exclude, specify or require certain search behavior, while offering specialized interactive encounters, for example flight status and package tracking, weather forecasts, currency, unit, and time conversions, word definitions, and much more.

The primary reason for Search is to look for text in openly accessible documents provided by web servers, instead of other data, for example images or data found in databases. It had been initially coded in 1997 by Ray Page, Sergey Brin, and Scott Hassan. In June 2011, Google introduced "Google Voice Search" to look for spoken, instead of typed, words. In May 2012, Google introduced a Understanding Graph semantic search feature within the U.S.

Research into the frequency of search phrases may suggest economic, social and health trends. Data concerning the frequency useful of search phrases on the internet could be freely asked via Google Trends and also have been proven to correlate with flu outbreaks and unemployment levels, and supply the data quicker than traditional reporting methods and surveys. By mid-2016, Google's internet search engine has started to depend on deep neural systems.

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Google - Google content removal, search engine removal support

This review is for the very bad, mean-spirited and incompetent people that work at Google, I am glad a portion of the employees were laid off as it seems they only hire based on your race and not what you can actually do. If you find yourself on the receiving end of harassment, revenge porn and having all of your personal data leaked on their search engine...

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Google A Trusted Haven for Your Beloved Pets

Veteran Embraced Pet Services is a hidden gem that truly understands the needs of your furry companions. The team at Veteran Embraced goes above and beyond to provide top-notch care and attention to every pet that walks through their doors. Customers rave about the personalized service, the clean and welcoming environment, and the genuine love shown to their pets. If you're looking for a trusted haven where your beloved pets will be treated like family, look no further than Veteran Embraced Pet Services.

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Is Google legit?

Our verdict: Complaints Board's thorough examination reveals Google as a legitimate entity with notable strengths. Despite a 17% resolution rate on customer complaints, which invites a closer look, Google stands out for its commitment to quality and security. Clients considering Google should delve into its customer service record to gauge compatibility with their expectations.

Google earns 91% level of Trustworthiness

Perfect Trust Endorsement: Google achives 91% ligitmacy per Complaints Board. Highly recommended, yet always stay vigilant.

We found clear and detailed contact information for Google. The company provides a physical address, 4 phone numbers, and email, as well as 2 social media accounts. This demonstrates a commitment to customer service and transparency, which is a positive sign for building trust with customers.

Google has received 10 positive reviews on our site. This is a good sign and indicates a safe and reliable experience for customers who choose to work with the company.

Google has claimed the domain name for google.com for a long time, which suggests that the website is established and has a history of being in operation. This is a positive sign, as it indicates that the website has been around for a while and may have a reputation to maintain.

Google.com has a valid SSL certificate, which indicates that the website is secure and trustworthy. Look for the padlock icon in the browser and the "https" prefix in the URL to confirm that the website is using SSL.

Google.com has been deemed safe to visit, as it is protected by a cloud-based cybersecurity solution that uses the Domain Name System (DNS) to help protect networks from online threats.

Several positive reviews for Google have been found on various review sites. While this may be a good sign, it is important to approach these reviews with caution and consider the possibility of fake or biased reviews.

We looked up Google and found that the website is receiving a high amount of traffic. This could be a sign of a popular and trustworthy website, but it is still important to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of the site before sharing any personal or financial information

However ComplaintsBoard has detected that:

  • While Google has a high level of trust, our investigation has revealed that the company's complaint resolution process is inadequate and ineffective. As a result, only 17% of 1486 complaints are resolved. The support team may have poor customer service skills, lack of training, or not be well-equipped to handle customer complaints.
  • Google protects their ownership data, a common and legal practice. However, from our perspective, this lack of transparency can impede trust and accountability, which are essential for establishing a credible and respected business entity.
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Google Broker/Realtor Fencing Needs, New or repair Carolina Fence Creations, Mooresville, NC 28117

I have a 6 ft privacy fence about 800 ft long and a lawn company was hired to cut my lawn front and back. In going to the back through a 5 1/2 ft wide gate the lawn cutter drove his 43 inch zero turn into my gate without opening it to get in and knocked it off hinges and broke it. I searched fence companies locally and came upon Carolina Fence Creations, owned by Brandon ***819 ***@gmail.com... Fast, outstanding repair service by the owner himself and his right hand man. Even replaced the handle opening the fence and no cost as original installer from a major home improvement company provided a inappropriate steel opener. If you are ever in need of a fence installer or repair call Brandon the owner, you are guaranteed to get the best personalized service ever. Thank you Brandon for a outstanding repair job, fair price and education for myself and all my real estate client.

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Google According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Google has made some significant improvements in regards to user privacy and security.

Gmail and Google Beta (SSL) now support secured connections. Gmail also has a second password that can be set up and sent to the phone. Google Privacy
Center lets you opt-out of history logging and even a Google Analystics opt-out plugin can be set-up.

In addition to this - Gmail lets you set up usernames and you don't have to use your real one in public forums. Photos and documents can be stored and locked from public view. Google search lets you block up to 500 sites, and Google search also lets you set up a "safe-browsing" mode.

I could go on forever - but Google has improved over the last few months and is more reliable than before. It even monitors the web for your personal information (e.g. Your name, address, numbers, etc) once set up.

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Google I fell victim to Technical Support Today

I fell victim to Technical Support Today - and the service was billed through SafeCart Payments in the amount of $99.99USD. I contacted TST and asked for a refund, (for many reasons) which they (actually it was a Kevin - if that is his real name) told me I would receive, but they never put in for the refund. I contact SafeCart (had to wait five minutes for someone to pick up the phone...) and spoke to Mark who was courteous, smart, friendly and very helpful. Within minutes he issued me a credit, sent me verification via email and that was it. If this was in fact a true credit transaction, and I have no reason, yet, to believe otherwise, then I strongly recommend SafeCart as being a reliable, trustworthy and accommodating company to deal with. Technical Support Today might be a SCAM - depending on your definition - but this company, SafeCart Payments, which processes payments for many companies IS NOT!

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Google This man here, me, got hit very hard by Google penguin

This man here, me, got hit very hard by Google penguin thinggy. My business dropped by 80 percent. I scrambled to get back in at the top. It took me, let's see, April 2012, May, Jun... January 2013, nine months to recoupe about 60 percent of the lost income and business.
It has made my sites better.
I have learned other sources of traffic and income. (it is dangerous to depend too much on one company), DIVERSIFY. It's safer.
I have learned clean, Google sanctioned, tricks.
"I have learned clean, Google sanctioned, tricks.

Most of my sites are a 3 or 4 page rank. But I noticed that is not so important to Google any longer. Here is a little something I wrote to another reader/writer.
"Ramon F. Do not fear, Google is not giving too much thought to PageRank any longer, for the moment anyway. May be it is because of what you said, young site are looking good these days and Google want them to have a chance at the top as well. Just concentrate on making your customer happy and if your site reflects that, you will be OK.
Good luck on your new site, and Kick some $#*! out there".

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Google This has to be the BEST Customer Service I've ever received!

Through an error on "my" part, I ordered the wrong size "special production" t-shirts as a surprise for my husband & brother-in-law who are both Iron Workers. When the shirts arrived and my husband tried his on it was too snug to work in which meant the other 2 shirts were the wrong size as well. I reached out to Teespring's "Customer Experience Team" admitting the error was on my end but asking if there was any way possible to get the correct sizes. "Lilibeth" replied within 12 hours and explained those particular shirts were a "special edition / special run" shirt and the run had been met and completed already. HOWEVER, she went on to explain that "as a one time customer ourtesy my order would be reprinted and sent to me at no additional cost." As if that wasn't enough, she explained I would not need to return the special order shirts I had already received and suggested I donate them... which I have every intention of doing. Talk about above and beyond Customer Service. I plan to share the site with other Iron Workers looking for quality designs and shirts. Thank you so much Lilibeth & Teespring!

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Google SafeCart Fixed my computer

The day before yesterday when I turned my computer on there was two programs running and my keyboard was messed up so I could not send an email to the one that wanted to fix it for $9.95, so I called them (this was Reg Pro Cure) and ended up costing me over $1000. 00 to get it fixed. It turned out that this was a company in New Delhi India called Cyber PC Experts. The only thing expert about this company was getting money out of me. I called my C/C and they are getting my money back.
Yesterday when I turned my computer on more trouble, so I looked up Comodo Anti Virus and ended up with Safe Cart. They fixed my computer for $250.00 for lifetime service and $50.00 for the second computer. This morning when I turned my computer on PC Cleaner Plus came up so I called Safe Cart and they fixed it in just a few minutes. Very good people to deal with I would recommend to anyone that gets there computer messed up by those scoundrels that have nothing to do but spend there time wasting someone elses time and money. Why can`t some smart computer guru figure how to trace these rascals and put them away in some rat hole of a jail like Alkatrash.

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Google Richmond Subaru BC. V6X 2B8 canada

I trade-in both of my KIa soul GT2020 and 2013 Subaru forester limited, for a brand new 2021 Subaru forester.and paid off the difference, without any loan. The whole team of staffs are very friendly, very knowledge and helpfull in every aspects, I would specially single out one of the sale personnel from the whole team, Mr. AUSTIN HUANG who I. Just met him at the first time.He is able to answer all the issues that I want to know and questions.He is so kind, friendly and patience, HE really give good image for the RIchmond Subaru as a cars dealership. HE been with me all the time on the purchasing process without any hard sale on the first time that went to the RICHMOND SUBARU TO review different trim level of the 2021 FORESTER. On the second time i went back to RICHMOND SUBARU DEALERSHIP, I decided to bought the new forester, I am so impress by the all new features that the forester have in it. MR. AUSTIN HUANG representing me the whole purchase processes try to get the price the I offer.It only take a very short time to complete the deal. IT was a good place to buy SUBARU VEHICLES. I am highly recommend to people about RICHMOND SUBARU if next time you decide to new SUBARU. I bought and owned the car for almost 10 days, MR. HUANG been followed with me to answer all the questions that I had, very helpful and i am very impressed by the way he treating his jobs very professionally.

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Google Information store in the world

Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and
Sergey Brin while they were Ph. D. students at
Stanford University in California. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares and control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a California privately held company on September 4,1998 in California. Google was then reincorporated in Delaware on October 22,2002. [8] An initial public offering (IPO) took place on August 19,2004, and Google moved to its headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Googleplex. In August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called
Alphabet Inc. Google is Alphabet's leading subsidiary and will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet's Internet interests.
Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page who became the CEO of Alphabet.
The company's rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core search engine (Google Search). It offers services designed for work and productivity (Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides), email ( Gmail / Inbox), scheduling and time management ( Google Calendar), cloud storage ( Google Drive), instant messaging and video chat ( Google Allo, Duo, Hangouts), language translation ( Google Translate), mapping and navigation ( Google Maps, Waze, Google Earth,
Street View), video sharing (YouTube), note-taking (Google Keep), and photo organizing and editing (Google Photos). The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system, the Google Chrome web browser, and Chrome OS, a lightweight operating system based on the Chrome browser. Google has moved increasingly into hardware; from 2010 to 2015, it partnered with major electronics manufacturers in the production of its Nexus devices, and it released multiple hardware products in October 2016, including the Google Pixel smartphone, Google Home smart speaker, Google Wifi mesh wireless router, and Google Daydream virtual reality headset. Google has also experimented with becoming an Internet carrier (Google Fibe

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Google This is why you can't trust doctors' reviews on Google

I wish I could give Google '0' star!

If you search online (Bing, DuckDuckGo, google, etc.) for "Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists" or "podiatrists in Seattle," "bestfootdoc.com" (Photo 2) will likely come up on top of the search. Click on it opens an ad for "Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists" with a Google review thumbnail (Photo 1) on the lower left, currently showing a rating of 4.9/5.0,131 reviews as of 09/05/2021, and another one for request appoint on the lower right.

Problem is, most of those 5-star reviews are fake!

In June 2014, I went to Dr. Brandon Nelson at Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialist for a small bump that was caused by rubbing with a stiff shoe. Dr. Nelson misdiagnosed it as bunion, did a bunion surgery that was not even required, and botched it. The surgery left my left leg permanently impaired.

I went to Dr. Brandon Nelson because of his glowing reviews on Google, Yelp, and other social media platforms. After the botched surgery, I realized most of those reviews were fake. Dr. Nelson had negative reviews on Yelp, but they were moved to 'not recommended category,' which I didn't even see at that time. Had I seen those negative reviews or realized that so many of his 5-star reviews were fake, I would not have gone to him, and I would still have a normal healthy left foot today. I feel I was duped into using this doctor.

After the botched surgery, I posted a one-star review for Dr. Nelson on Google in Nov. 2017 and updated it in Jan. 2020 after a trip to another country in September 2019 for medical treatments. A couple of weeks later, Google removed both my original and update reviews (Photos 3 &4). However, Google kept Dr. Nelson's fake 5-star reviews up.

Google 'Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists' or follow the link below and click on the earlier reviewers' names with more than one reviews to see their other reviews. Most of them also reviewed one or more of the following businesses: Seattle Mobile Detailing, Prime Mobile Detailing, Mold Removal Today, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Social Cow Marketing, First Response Restoration, Subway, etc. Coincidence? I don't think so. They are fake reviews. This doctor had this flaw fixed on his recent reviews. However, most of his recent reviews are still fake reviews.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&source=hp&ei=CybYX_7yBsvL-gTNjaXYDQ&q=issaquah+foot+and+ankle+specialists&gs_ssp=eJwNw0EOQDAQAMC48okm3G2lWvUEv1hbpVFKthLPZ5Ipq3ZtZT46S_cBxdjA2ysL2lsyXroZtR_hVVqSlQZoMG4eYKoDM94PbsKnlAWe7r_HRfC1UMAYOPMHfdUcAg&oq=Issaquah+Foot+and+Ankle+Specialists&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMg4ILhDHARCvARDJAxCTAjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yAggmMgIIJjoICAAQsQMQgwE6CwguELEDEMcBEKMCOgUIABCxAzoCCAA6CwgAELEDEIMBEMkDOggILhCxAxCDAToFCC4QsQM6AgguOgsILhCxAxDJAxCTAjoLCC4QsQMQxwEQrwE6CAguEMcBEK8BOgsILhDHARCvARCTAkoFCAQSATFQiiJYwLUBYJrGAWgAcAB4AIABc4gBzROSAQQzMy4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab#lrd=0x54906f9c7f1dba6f:0x461c9170c87db80,1,,,

Google knew most of Dr. Nelson's reviews were fake, and Google chose to profits from his fake reviews. Google is unethical!

Google, state regulators, colleagues and staff of Dr. Nelson, and people who posted the fake reviews for a few dollars all failed their social responsibilities. They are all at the same level, and they don't care!

In addition to fake reviews posted by others, Dr. Brandon Nelson posted two fake 5-star reviews for himself on Yelp, which were later removed by Yelp after I flagged them. https://www.reddit.com/user/MingCherng/comments/kyajh0/fake_doctor_reviews_exposed_3/

You can view some of Dr. Nelson's fake reviews I caught at https://www.reddit.com/user/MingCherng/. They are just a small fraction of Dr. Nelson's fake reviews you see on Google and other review platforms.

Because of my experience with a botched foot surgery, I started paying attention to online doctor reviews. Over the years, I have deduced some key points to check on doctor reviews to determine if they are fake or not, with great accuracy. You can view them at https://www.reddit.com/user/MingCherng/comments/te71kp/how_to_spot_fake_online_doctor_reviews/

Don't fall for fake doctor reviews. Your family members and trusted friends are the best source for recommendations for competent doctors/surgeons. In absence of their recommendations, the next best source for recommendation is probably your primary care doctor. And, always get a second opinion when deciding a surgery.

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Google What's wrong with Google?!

I used to love Google and swear by them. But not anymore. I have learned too much about the problems with using Google services.

My Robinhood account was hacked. I received an email notice that I had logged in to Robinhood. I had not! Luckily, I had taken the money out. The hackers got nothing. But my credit union account was also hacked. They took out thousands of dollars. They did this by using my email username and password to verify that "I" was authorizing an ACH transfer to their account. Then, they deleted the email. I had to go into my deleted emails and restore the ones that they had used to determine that had actually happened. I did verify that this occurred. So, they hacked at least three of my accounts. Luckily, I constantly work against hackers and scammers. I knew how to handle it. So, I did get my money back. But what if this was all of the money that I had in the world and I needed it to live on? What if I did not know how to handle fraudulent situations? Did Google care at all? No. As long as they are making money, they are happy. Watch "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix.

So, let me explain a few things. Google will try to refute my claims. Before they do, I want to tell you how secure my laptop is. Then I will tell you how they hacked my usernames and passwords. I have a boot partition security program to protect my boot from viruses that hackers might want to deploy. I have a ransomware protection program. I also have the usual firewall and Windows Defender. Then, I have a web defender from a reputable virus protection company as well as unhackme which I run once a day. I have a keystroke logger protection program and a few others. My wiFi is secured and I change my username and password frequently. I even disconnect from the internet when I'm not using it and turn my computer off when I am doing something else. What I am trying to say is that they could not have gotten my usernames and passwords from my laptop. They had to have come from somewhere else. That somewhere else is at Google passwords online, https://passwords.google.com/. You may not know it but Google offers a free service where they keep a backup copy of your usernames and passwords when you save them in Google Chrome. That way, if you ever lose them, you can go to passwords.google.com to find them. The problem is that, obviously, this can be hacked. Mine were. So, I suggest removing all of your passwords from passwords.google.com and from Google Chrome Browser then change all of your passwords. Never ever save them in Google Chrome. I even recommend not using the Google Chrome Browser at all. Use Avast Browser or AVG Browser. They are free and genuinely secure. Choose DuckDuckGo as your search engine. It does give you excellent search results. Do not, under any circumstances, use Epic Browser. They claim to be secure but their search results are almost all ads. If Epic is only out for the advertising dollar, they are probably not as secure as they claim. I don't know, yet, about MS Edge and Bing. Honestly, I haven't researched them yet. I will then I will write a review about them.

Now, let's move on to Google Maps. I was using Google Maps on my phone as my GPS. I didn't like my actual GPS because it took me to a wrong place ONCE. So, I thought that Google would have the latest and greatest GPS system. Oh was I wrong. First of all, I travel a lot. I go to cities that I don't know. So, I depend on a GPS to get me from point A to point Z. Sometimes I pull in somewhere for a cup of coffee or to fill up my tank. I've noticed on cloudy days that when I'm leaving wherever, Google Maps will say "go south on Main Street" or something similar. The problem is that on a cloudy day, I don't know which way is south when I am in unfamiliar territory. So, I just turn right or left. Then, if I am going in the wrong direction, Google will tell me "make a u-turn". The problem with this is that I might be in heavy traffic. I can't just make a u-turn. I have to find a place where I can turn around. Then, on a few of my trips, Google Maps would take me the long way around. I could get into details to explain this but let me just say that it would take me around a beltway when I could simply go down a city street with a much shorter distance. It also took me many miles south when I was trying to go north. It wanted me to take the four lane highway instead of the shortest route. I even tried to change my destination to a place that was due north. It still took me east for a long distance before giving me a route to the north. I went many, many miles out of my way.

Suffice it to say, that, as a long time Google user, even understanding that Google is the top search engine, I will never use Google anything again. I advise you to not use Google either.

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Google Google is fueled by GREED

If I could give a zero star rating, I would of done so.

About a month ago my Huawei P30 lite did an Android update. After the update, my sons games didn't want to work. So after a lot of research I found out that the games where no longer compatible with the latest Android version. The most common solution was to do a Roll back to the Previous version of Android. The only thing I did not know at the time was that a Roll back actually meant a whole new fresh installation and that my phone will be wiped. At the time I did not know that I needed my gmail password to set up the phone again. For more than 10 years I have been using the same 2 email accounts to recover a password. I used gmail to recover my Hotmail and Hotmail to recover gmail. Unfortunately I didnt know this and then my phone was locked. In the past, whenever I did a factory reset on any of my Android devices it was resetting the phone to its original factory state. Now, because of all the phone theft, google thought they where very clever and introduced a security measure. If you reset your phone, the only way to get back into it, is to use the last gmail account password that was linked to the device. So that was it, my phone was blocked. It costed me to take it to the local cellphone shop to get that rubbish removed. After sitting without my phone for 2 weeks, I got it back. But now I sit and I dont know what the 2 password are. I have tried contacting microsoft about it, but microsoft is completely useless! They want money to help me to get my account back. When I told them I wont pay for someone to make a few clicks, microsofts call centre agent came up with the lie and said that they cant help me and that I must recover my password with the forget password option. This I have tried over and over and over until I was blue in the face. Every time microsofts stupid bot told me that unfortunately I havent given them enough information to prove it my account. I told the [censored]s by microsoft that my hotmail account has been linked to my facebook profile for more than a decade and common sense dictates that if I was able to link it to my facebook profile, I should of had access to the hotmail account to be able to link it to my facebook account. BUT like all big companies, microsofts greed always wins and they are not interrested in helping people. I really wish there was alternatives to microsoft and google. These companies buy up everyones ideas and small tech companies and add it to their umbrella of GREED! They cant write their own software, so they buy up small companies. Then they automate everything because they are too cowardly to talk to the public. They can spy on everyone, like criminals in the night, but they have no backbones to listen to the people who are forced to use their software, because there is currently no alternatives. They have the whole world in a choke hold, forcing everyone to use their software, FULL OF SPYWARE, and no one can do anything to take them on, because of their billion dollar company status. YOU SUCK GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT!

I have also exhausted all the same options with trying to retrieve my gmail password, but was not able to. In more than a decade, when I migrated from one phone to another phone, I used the 2 accounts to retrieve the passwords and then linked them again to the new phones. You suck Google! Changing security features and then not making it public. I am sure a lot of people has lost accounts this way.

The main reason why I am so upset is because I have 4 children who I love very much and all of their birth videos and photo's was linked to my google picture account, which was linked to gmail. Everyone says upload your unreplaceable pictures to the cloud to keep them save. NOW MY IRREPLACEABLE PICTURE OF MY CHILDRENS LIVES IS LOST IN THE CLOUDS! Neither microsoft nor google is willing to help. GREED is the only fuel for them and I wont pay some [censored] to make a few clicks with his mouse to send me a link to reset my password.

Last year in November and December, both my wife and I lost our jobs. We where retrenched and I was home until middle May 2021. My wife is still at home and we are really struggling to get her a job. There is just no new jobs. We lost our car after making 3 years of payments. Our water was cut off by the municipality. My children had to eat maize meal porridge for 6 months. Now that I found a job and we are trying to recover from this massive knock in life, microsoft just wants to rip me off even more. I understand that it is not their fault that I can not get into my account, but they are just not willing to help. The same for Google. Atleast I was able to get hold of microsoft. After searching for email addresses, I found a few media email addresses and I started sending multiple emails in the hope that one of them will send it to someone who can help. Microsoft eventually called me from texas and said sorry, we cant help. GREED is our friend and we dont give a hoot if you cant get into your account.

I have not tried to send out so many emails with google, because I cannot find any email addresses to send anything to. But I am sure that even if I was able to contact google, they will also be just as motivated by GREED, and wont help. So I have desided to take this to the internet and blast it all over the internet. If they wont help me, I will post this message on every forum and complaints page I can find. I dont have a lot of hobbies and will make this my new hobby. Even If it takes me 10 years to create the awareness on google and microsofts GREED!

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I have had two unauthorised Google payments come out of my account. I put in two claims with google, and both came back with "unable to confirm fraudulent activity"

and my response to that is...

No, this is NOT good enough. Turn that right around...

Your response is "we cannot confirm fraudulent activity"...

I want you to provide proof that the payment taken out was legitimate and requested by me, the account holder...

That is not good enough. You're saying that any payment can be taken out of anyone's account, and that is your standard response.

Proof of claim is required otherwise it is THEFT!

Now I want to know where I can go.

The fox is guarding the henhouse.

Tell me who oversees your company because this is total piracy.

Claimed loss: $22.85

Desired outcome: REFUND and google must be forced to change their charging policy, AND have independent agency overseeing complaints

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Google Buffalo studio charges

I am going through my bank statements from 2022 and see that this "Buffalo Studios" has taken $857.34 from me. I need help, please call me at [protected], as I do not know what this is. The only Google I had coming from my account was 15$ but that was canceled last year.

This is only the time period of 11/2/23 - 12/11/23. I have not gone further but fully intend to now. The charges are below:

11.02.23 - 106.24
11.7.23 - 28.68
11/24/23 - 106.24
11/29/23 - 74.36
12.4.23 - 138.11
12.8.23 - 127.49
12.9.23 - 138.11
12.11.23 - 138.11
TOTAL: $857.34
PLEASE CALL ASAP

Claimed loss: 857.34

Desired outcome: EXPLANATION / REFUND

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Google Unauthorized transactions

On February 1 my brother died Jennifer Tripp sent me $100. April Underwood also sent me $45. I withdrew 40 at the 7-Eleven and all of the transactions after that are all fraudulent I was told I had to wait until they were completed they were completed by January 4 2024 I started doing dispute charges. There were so many that it was getting confusing. Account that the charges were taken out of was my cash app account. Please help me.

Claimed loss: 125.00 about

Desired outcome: Refunded amount stolen

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Google Google Maps having not labelled Palestine and many others.

Hello, Google

When I was searching for brands that support Israel on the BDS Movement Canadian Coalition's List of Shame, I saw Google on the lsit with reasoning how Google did not label Palestine on your map of the Middle East but instead only Israel was shown. Palestine is till a country and both it and Israel live on the same land but recognized as different countries and due to the ongoing conflicts, and Palestinian citzens being subjected to bombing, being kicked out of their own homes, subject to apartheid and others, it more important now to help stand with them. Please find a way to not support the IDF's further harm of Palestinian civilians (I am not quite sure if you do, but just to make sure). This is in no way to threaten any Jewish of Israeli employees who you have hired. Hamas has done an absolute amount of damage and I wholeheartedly sympathize. This complaint, is a call for action, for the sake of both Palestine and the Jewish hostages.

Best regards,

A Google User

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Google Locked out of gmail

I have been locked out of my [protected]@gmail.com account that I have been using for 20 years. Google has shown no desire to help me recover the account.

I don't understand why Google cannot fix the problems with my account that their incompetent employees cannot fix the problem. Telling me to wait 6 hours for a response follow by 4 days followed by waiting for a week?

Claimed loss: No access to anything on <span class="replace-code" title="This information is only accessible to verified representatives of company">[protected]</span>@gmail.com

Desired outcome: Fix the damned problem.

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