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Data privacy U.S. Treasury Secretary urges Apple and other tech companies to work with law enforcement
Apple Inc and other technology companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday as law …
Podcast Could deepfakes be good for cyber security?
This week we are exploring the weird world of deepfakes - one of the latest ways cyber criminals are exploiting …
Data protection U.S. antitrust laws can supposedly address tech monopolies
The U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief said on Friday that existent U.S. antitrust laws are "flexible enough" to address harm …
Google Mass claim in London court against Google over iPhone data
The Court of Appeal in London gave the go-ahead for action against Google. This is over claims it collected data …
Google Comcast emerges as new Google antitrust enemy
Comcast Corp, one of America’s largest media and communications companies, is joining the epic regulatory battle against big tech companies …
Data privacy U.S. online privacy bill put on the back burner
A U.S. online privacy bill is not likely to come before Congress this year, three sources said. It is as …
Customer data Donut neglect customer protection: Dunkin’ sued over cyberattacks
The parent of Dunkin' Donuts was sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She accused the chain …
Data protection Victory for Google in ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
Google won its fight against tougher "right to be forgotten" rules. It is after Europe's top court said it does …
Data privacy Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ court case looms
Europe's top court will rule on September 24 whether Alphabet Inc unit Google must remove links to sensitive personal data …
Social media Lotus, Vietnam’s new social network, set to take on Facebook
A new social network has entered the already crowded field in Vietnam as the communist party squeezes U.S. tech giants …
Children $170 million fine for Google’s YouTube collecting children’s data
Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, and its YouTube video service will pay $170 million to settle allegations that it broke …
Privacy Privacy and the police: British activist to appeal ‘sinister’ facial recognition
Privacy campaigners in Britain said on Wednesday they would appeal a landmark ruling that supported "sinister" police use of facial …
