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The Australian government has revealed how it plans to crack down on Facebook and Google. Here's what it has in store.
“I want us to be the model jurisdiction in the world for how we are dealing with digital pla…
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Facebook is facing multiple class action lawsuits over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Fair Vote's director, Kyle Taylor, told Business Insider that he was worried that Facebook wouldn't…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Facebook could be fined up to $1.63 billion for a massive breach which may have violated EU privacy laws
The strict new regulation went into affect in May, and aims to safeguard user data for individuals …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Facebook took down Australian government pages to gain leverage as its parliament was considering harsh new tech laws, whistleblowers say
Facebook removed pages belonging to hospitals, emergency services, and more, the WSJ said. Facebook…
Bill Bostock
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Here's why Facebook, Google, and every other major tech company are updating their privacy policy in time for 2020, and what it means for you
The law, called the California Consumer Privacy Act, is meant to give people more information and c…
Aaron Holmes
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Facebook will need to re-register consent from all its users in Europe under the EU's new privacy laws
"We note that Facebook was recently fined €1.2 mn by Spain's data protection agency for violating t…
Jim Edwards
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Hackers stole the private messages of over 81,000 Facebook accounts
"We have contacted browser makers to ensure that known malicious extensions are no longer available…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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Facebook could lose $2.8 billion of its revenues under GDPR
Goldman's Heather Bellini and her team of analysts believe Facebook will be largely successful in p…
Jim Edwards
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Facebook thinks the hackers that stole 29 million users' info were spammers not a nation state
Thirty million people have been affected by a massive hack of Facebook, with the attackers gaining …
Alexei Oreskovic
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The Indian government may call WhatsApp to explain why its new data privacy policy applies in India but not in Europe
"Also, the privacy update sought by WhatsApp in user agreement in European Union is seen…
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A group of nearly 50 nonprofits has launched a campaign to 'effectively end Facebook's current business model' in the wake of whistleblower testimony
The organizations are calling for a data privacy law to "shut down Facebook's surveillance machine"…
Sarah Jackson
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Facebook is under investigation in the EU for its massive leak of 533 million people's data - and it could face a fine in the billions
Facebook could face a fine of up to 4% of its $86 billion global revenue if found responsible for b…
Aaron Holmes
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Facebook's Australian news purge blocked fire departments, food banks, its own Facebook page, and much more
Facebook's Australian news ban also hit non-news organizations. Facebook said it would restore some…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Meet the Indian on Facebook's oversight board which will police content on Facebook and Instagram
Comprising independent members from around the world, the board also has a seat for Sudhir Krish…
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Facebook may have broken the law by harvesting 1.5 million users' email contacts, experts say
"It's an offense under 18 USC 1030 to, among other things, intentionally exceed authorized access t…
Rob Price
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Facebook responds to Europe's top court striking down a vital US-EU data sharing agreement
Max Schrems, who brought the initial case against Facebook, has welcomed the verdict, "which will h…
Rob Price
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says tech companies should let law enforcement decrypt messages — but he argued the exact opposite in court in 2015, new filings show
The government has been trying to make tech companies like Apple and Facebook weaken encryption on …
Aaron Holmes
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Russia is reportedly going to force Twitter to store Russian data inside the country
Announcing that Twitter was subject to the law, Roskomnadzor boss Alexander Zharov said that his re…
Rob Price
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The UK's privacy watchdog has fined Facebook £500,000 - the maximum amount - over Cambridge Analytica
Politicians are calling for greater transparency from Facebook in light of the ICO fine. Damian Col…
Rob Price
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Germany's strict new law about social media hate speech has already claimed its first victim
"The Cologne police are tweeting New Year greetings in Arabic. And now Twitter is blocking me beca…