Business
A German privacy watchdog banned Facebook on Tuesday from gathering data on users of its WhatsApp chat app, citing an update to its privacy policy that it said breaches stringent European data protection rules.
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Telecom
Dating apps have been under increased scrutiny for their role in facilitating harassment and abuse.
Apr 28, 2021
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Business
TikTok was hit with a legal claim in Britain on Wednesday accusing the video-sharing app of illegally collecting personal data from millions of children in Europe.
Apr 21, 2021
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Other
Austrian online privacy activist Max Schrems has taken on a new battle: taking Google to task for the "illegal" tracking code on its Android mobile phones.
Apr 21, 2021
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Business
The Australian government has appointed the commercial company HealthEngine to establish a national booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Apr 15, 2021
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Internet
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in "a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads.
Apr 06, 2021
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Internet
Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime ...
Apr 03, 2021
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Security
The University of California is warning its students and staff that a ransomware group might have stolen and published their personal data and that of hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies nationwide.
Apr 03, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google's next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep.
Mar 16, 2021
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Security
The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the "grave threat" it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different—and no less alarming—coordinated series of intrusions also detected ...
Mar 07, 2021
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