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Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Technology
May 11, 2019
Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn’t breaking the leading social network’s rules,…
Germany: 3 arrests in Darknet ‘Wall Street Market’ probe
World
May 3, 2019
Germany: 3 arrests in Darknet ‘Wall Street Market’ probe
German police on Friday said that three men were being held in custody as part of an international investigation into…
Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
World
April 16, 2019
Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks…
Egypt’s parliament approves draft law articles protecting personal data
Egypt
April 15, 2019
Egypt’s parliament approves draft law articles protecting personal data
The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives on Sunday approved six articles of a draft law proposed by the…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives will meet with representatives from many ministries on Monday to discuss a…
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
Technology
March 12, 2019
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users…
UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation
Technology
February 18, 2019
UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation
NEW YORK (AP) — British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition…
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
Technology
January 8, 2019
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of…
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
Technology
December 19, 2018
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission,…
Data of almost 500 million Marriott hotel customers breached
Travel
December 1, 2018
Data of almost 500 million Marriott hotel customers breached
Marriott International announced on Friday that hackers had breached into the hotel’s guest database and that they have likely…