TikTok tightens privacy features for younger users
A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd.
Jan 13, 2021
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Tech giants hope for US data privacy law
Google, Twitter and Amazon are hopeful that Joe Biden's incoming administration in the United States will enact a federal digital data law, senior company officials said at CES, the annual electronics and technology show.
Jan 13, 2021
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The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away)—and how to prevent this
With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new tech toys.
Jan 5, 2021
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High-five or thumbs-up? New device detects which hand gesture you want to make
Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller or driving a car without a wheel.
Dec 21, 2020
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Facebook to implement UK accounts switch after Brexit
Facebook said Wednesday it will switch legal responsibility for British users from its EU base in Ireland to its US headquarters next year in a change sparked by Brexit.
Dec 16, 2020
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Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection
Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok's parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers' personal data and how their practices ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Facebook antitrust suits seek to divest Instagram, WhatsApp
US federal and state antitrust enforcers filed suit against Facebook on Wednesday claiming the social media giant abused its dominant position and seeking to unwind its acquisitions of messaging services Instagram and WhatsApp.
Dec 9, 2020
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Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don't comply
Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply with a new anti-tracking measure, a company executive and ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Intrusions on civil rights in the digital space on the rise during the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only severely impacted public health in Indonesia but also people's human rights.
Dec 4, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
The (un)social network: The emergence of digital thought clones and what to do about them
In "The Social Dilemma," the Netflix documentary that has been in the news recently for its radical revelations, former executives at major technology companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, among others, share how ...
Dec 1, 2020
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