Facebook fined $1.65 mn by Brazil
Brazil on Monday fined Facebook $1.65 million for improperly sharing users' data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Huawei says sales rose 18% in 2019 despite US pressure
Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose about 18% in 2019 despite U.S. moves to restrict its business.
Dec 31, 2019
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Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California's new labor law
Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent contractors.
Dec 31, 2019
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Telecom
Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end
An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, though it won't make all such calls disappear.
Dec 31, 2019
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Feds: No evidence hackers disrupted North Carolina voting
A federal investigation didn't turn up any evidence that cyber attacks were responsible for computer errors that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016, according to a report issued Monday.
Dec 31, 2019
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Microsoft seizes web domains used by North Korean hackers
Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.
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