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UK regulator says staff in Surrey and Sussex failed to use the public’s personal data lawfully
Provisions in the online safety bill to ‘scan’ messages for child abuse images are ill thought through
Fine by UK watchdog comes amid global concerns over conduct of Chinese-owned social media app
America once shied away from ‘the r-word’ but tech now faces a regulation revolution
Yale academic was among the first to show that tech groups’ ‘free’ products could be anti-competitive
There is scant evidence that it deters crime and it raises troubling privacy concerns
Chinese-owned social media app is facing pressure from governments worldwide
Who has access to our brain data, and what they’re doing with it, should concern us all
Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple’s privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
This legislation could hold the key to restoring digital trust and a fair information economy
Judges rule shortcomings ‘ought to have been addressed urgently’ by MI5’s board and Home Office
The professor who predicted that computers would change our lives demands a right to sanctuary from data ‘theft’
Document claims LockBit has stolen data from UK postal service, halting parcel exports
Decision could also force changes to how Facebook and Instagram owner leverages user data for adverts
There’s a chance to free medical innovation from the unintended consequences of the regulation
Proposed figure would be largest settlement achieved in a US data privacy class action and biggest paid by Facebook parent
ByteDance-owned social platform hit with lawsuit and state bans on government devices
The challenge over privacy demonstrates that implementing new safety laws is not always straightforward
Facebook parent has received almost €1bn in levies from European regulators over data protection
Campaigners say invalidation of member states’ databases will hinder efforts to tackle abuse of ownership rules
US analytics giant Palantir remains most prominent bidder for £360mn data platform
Anti-corruption campaigners seek release of bank data by judge but run into privacy concerns
IT minister says ‘balanced’ legislation is designed to accelerate economic growth
Letter to Federal Trade Commission claims platform’s billionaire owner has shown ‘disregard’ for user safety
US states claimed location data continued to be collected even after users chose to stop having their whereabouts recorded
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