UK Parliament closes TikTok account as MPs warn over security
The UK parliament has closed its TikTok account one week after opening it as MPs raised security concerns over China in an urgent letter.
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UK signs landmark data sharing agreement with South Korea
A new ‘data adequacy agreement’ between the UK and South Korea should provide a significant boost to trade between the two countries.
TMUS walks the data privacy tightrope with new advertising solutions
US operator group T-Mobile is using information about apps downloaded onto phones to help target advertising, which poses questions about user privacy.
T-Mobile US reportedly got hacked, tried to pay off hackers, but still got stung
Following a hack last year, US operator T-Mobile apparently tried to buy back the stolen data, a move which backfired as the data remained on sale nonetheless.
ETNO welcomes the EU Data Act
The European Commission has announced new laws to improve data privacy and protection, and trade body ETNO approves.
Google has a mixed day in European courts
US internet giant Google has defended a class action suit in the UK but still has to hand over billions to the EU.
As US lawmakers attack its competitors, Microsoft warns of state over-reach
There is a mounting battle of wills in the US between its tech giants and its state apparatus over who gets to exploit its population more.
Apple reportedly handed over metadata of US politicians to government
In the middle of the ‘Russiagate’ debacle, the Trump administration reportedly forced Apple to provide data from the accounts of Democrat politicians.
Android 12 focuses on personalisation and privacy, again
Google has previewed the next version of Android which, once more, claims to empower the user to adapt and secure their device experience.
Instagram seems to block ads designed to expose personal information details
Messaging app Signal created an Instagram ad campaign that would have specified the personal information used to target it.
US, UK and allies renew call for state backdoors into encrypted digital products
Security services in seven allied countries want to be able to hack into digital products that protect their user’s privacy through end-to-end encryption.
UK Information Commissioner confirms Cambridge Analytica was a storm in a teacup
The supposed scandal around the data analytics supplied by Cambridge Analytics was manufactured by people with a political agenda.
Europe rules to restrict mass electronic surveillance, sort of
The European Court of Justice has ruled that it’s illegal for countries indiscriminately collect electronic communications data, unless they have a really good reason.
Facebook’s Clegg called upon to backtrack once more
Drawing on his considerable experience in such matters, Facebook’s Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications has fine-tuned his company’s position on data transfers.
Facebook moans that iOS 14 makes it harder to spy on people
Facebook is up in arms over Apple’s plan to let users opt out of sharing their Web-usage data with the social network.
Google claims to champion the little guy in defence against new Aussie law
Internet giant Google has had the nerve to position itself as the defender of individual interests over corporate ones in Australia.
Google to face $5bn privacy lawsuit as consumer craving for secrecy increases
Law firm Boies Schiller Flexner has filed a $5 billion class action lawsuit against Google in the Northern District of California for continuing to collect data while privacy mode is activated.
Arizona Attorney General sues Google for misleading data collection practices
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit against Google for what he describes as ‘deceptive and unfair’ methods to secure valuable personal data.
Trump needs fodder for the campaign trail, maybe Huawei fits the bill
A thriving economy and low levels of unemployment might have been the focal point of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, pre-pandemic, but fighting the ‘red under the bed’ might have to do now.
US Senate blurs democratic principles with OK for warrantless searches
In a move which is more suited to an authoritarian state, the US Senate has voted to extend the powers of intelligence authorities to search browser history without a court warrant.
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