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France drops case against Facebook over 'cookies'
On Thursday, French privacy regulators announced they were closing their investigation into Facebook, finding that the US internet giant has altered its data collection practices to be in line with French law. In December of 2016, the French regulator CNIL fined Facebook 60 million euros (about $...
Expert to French privacy watchdog says Apple should pay a 6 million euro fine
Apple should face a 6 million euro ($6.3 million) fine for breach of privacy a top advisor to France's data protection authority's penalty board recommended on Monday that Apple be fined 6 million euros ($6.3 million) for violating privacy rules. The CNIL's sanction body can cho...
Activists call on the EU to defend a landmark data privacy regulation
Four years after it went into effect, the groundbreaking data privacy law (GDPR) is still plagued by delays and dysfunction, activists said Tuesday. The European Union must fix this.
The GDPR puts stringent regulations on how businesses can use and store customer information, and it com...
Concerns About Technology-Related Privacy Surround US Abortion Decision
Major American technology firms have shown their support for the workers who will be impacted by the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. However, some activists and lawmakers worry that these businesses' operations could lead to legal action being taken against those ...
Concerns Rise About the User Privacy Concerns for Meta and Google
The stark warning from Meta Platforms Inc. regarding retreating from Europe could only be the beginning, as the region’s biggest privacy watchdog announces a decision that possesses the potential to paralyze transatlantic data flows and could easily risk a revenue of billions for tech giant...
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat join World leaders to address children’s privacy online
Internet giants such as Facebook, Instagram Twitter, and Snapchat have joined several world leaders to address a global issue to protect children online, this took place at a Paris summit.
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- Internet giants like Facebook Twitter, Microsoft att...
Google accused of allegedly tracking personal information of iPhone users in UK
The UK Supreme Court has blocked a planned GBP 3.2 billion British class action against Google regarding allegations that the tech giant has unlawfully tracked personal information of iPhone users.
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- Lloyd accuses Google of taking personal dat...
Parental consent for minors on social media, now necessary in Australia
Australian government is bringing in new rules, according to which social media companies should obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16. According to the draft legislation, social media giants will be fined up to AUS$10 million, if they fail to comply.
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Twitter introduces a new privacy feature, that can remove followers, without blocking or notifying them
Twitter is rolling out a new feature, allowing users to remove a follower without blocking them. This tool will provide users greater control over their follower lists.
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• Twitter intro...
Instagram to pause work on its version designed for kids below 13
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- US lawmakers oppose the launch of Instagram Kids
- The company agrees to prioritize the safety and privacy of kids
Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo sharing app said that they are pausing work on the version of Instagram ...
Zoom to compensate $85 million to settle the Lawsuit
Zoom, the popular video conferencing firm has shown exponential growth in its usage rate since 2020 owing to its success to the onset of the pandemic, forcing people to stay indoors and manage both work and studies through online video conferencing. However, with so many users, it also had the pe...
FACEBOOK WILL BE PAYING $650 MILLION TO SETTLE A US PRIVACY DISPUTE
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• A US federal judge recently gave final approval to payment worth $650 million in order to settle a privacy dispute between Facebook and 1.6 million users in the state of Illinois
• As per the documents seen by the news agency, this decision was issued on...
WHATSAPP TO GO AHEAD WITH ITS CONTROVERSIAL PRIVACY POLICY UPDATE
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• WhatsApp said that it has decided to go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will be allowing its users to read it at their own pace
• As per the new privacy policy, WhatsApp could have shared limited user data with Facebook and its gro...
US-BASED CLEARVIEW AI VIOLATED CANADIAN PRIVACY LAW
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• Following the report, these privacy commissioners are urging governments to make more strict federal and provincial privacy laws
• Clearview AI continues to claim what it was doing was appropriate, citing the requirement under federal privacy law that it...
INDIA ASKS WHATSAPP TO WITHDRAW NEW PRIVACY POLICY
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- Indian government wants WhatsApp to protect user data and withdraw its new privacy policy.
- WhatsApp intends to share its user data with Facebook.
Indian government has asked WhatsApp to withdraw the planned change to its p...
SIGNAL CO-FOUNDER APPLAUDS INDIAN MARKET
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- Signal co-founder Brian Acton is talking about strength of Indian market while discussing the privacy concerns of WhatsApp.
- Signal is hoping to capitalize on the opportunities in India.
- Acton mentioned the terms of service and pr...
INDIAN TECH CHIEFS AGREE WITH MUSK ABOUT WHATSAPP
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- Criticizing the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, Tesla founder Elon Musk urged people to leave WhatsApp and use Signal.
- Many CEOs of Tech companies in India agree with Musk.
Some of the top entrepreneurs in India are urging...
FACEBOOK AND APPLE BATTLING OVER NEW DRAFT GUIDELINES BY EUROPEAN UNION
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- Facebook and Apple are battling over the new draft guidelines given by the European Union
- The company ‘Facebook’ has been objecting to the privacy policies of the company ‘Apple’
The tech giants Fa...
CORONAVIRUS TRACKING TECHNOLOGY SPARK PRIVACY CONCERNS
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- The new wave of the virus in Beijing has urged the authorities to be quick to make use of geospatial information which is collected through mobile tracing devices in the smartphones to identify and isolate potential virus carriers.
- The tec...
DONT USE WHATSAPP SAYS GERMANY’S DATA CHIEF
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• Responding to the allegations, WhatsApp has stated that messaging service doesn’t forward any user data to Facebook
• WhatsApp spokesman said that as the messages are encrypted throughout by default, they can’t be read by anyone except the pe...