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1.5bn sensitive files are exposed on the internet, security researchers

"Morethan1.5billionsensitivefiles-rangingfrompayslipstomedicalscans-arevisibleontheopeninternet,accordingtoanewreport."Securityresearchershavewarnedthedocuments

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Unknown Tech Brands Aren’t Like Groceries. Don’t Just Grab Them

IftherewasonebroadtakeawayfromthedataleakinvolvingCambridgeAnalytica,thevoterprofilingfirmthatobtainedprivateinformationfromupto87millionFacebookaccounts,it’sth

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Facebook suspends AIQ data firm used by Vote Leave in Brexit campaign

FacebookhassuspendedaCanadiandatafirmthatplayedakeyroleinthecampaignfortheUKtoleavetheEU.ThesocialmediagiantcitesreportedlinkswithCambridgeAnalytica(CA),thecons

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The Latest: Facebook admits to secretly deleting CEO's texts

FILE-InthisJune21,2017,filephoto,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergspeaksduringpreparationfortheFacebookCommunitiesSummit,inChicago.Facebookhasbeensecretlydeletingsomeof

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Facebook: Most users may have had public data 'scraped'

FILE-InthisApril18,2017,filephoto,conferenceworkersspeakinfrontofademoboothatFacebook'sannualF8developerconference,inSanJose,Calif.FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergwill

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Mark Zuckerberg refuses to step down or fire staff over Facebook 'mistak

Foundersayshetakesfullresponsibilityfordatabreachesandwillnot‘throwanyoneelseunderthebus’MarkZuckerberghasrejectedcallsforheadstorollatFacebookovertheCambridgeA

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Facebook scandal affected more users than thought: up to 87M

FacebookrevealedWednesdaythattensofmillionsmorepeoplemighthavebeenexposedintheCambridgeAnalyticaprivacyscandalthanpreviouslythoughtandsaiditwillrestricttheuserd

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Facebook says 87 million may be affected by data breach

FacebooksaidWednesdaythepersonaldataofupto87millionuserswasimproperlysharedwithBritishpoliticalconsultancyCambridgeAnalytica,asMarkZuckerbergdefendedhisleadersh

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Facebook CEO stops short of extending European privacy globally

FacebookInc(FB.O)ChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergsaidonTuesdaythatheagreed“inspirit”withastrictnewEuropeanUnionlawondataprivacybutstoppedshortofcommittingtoitasthes

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China to strengthen security, management of scientific data

Chinawillstrengthenandstandardizethemanagementofscientificdatatoguaranteedatasecurityandenhancedatasharing,accordingtomeasuresissuedbytheGeneralOfficeoftheState

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AI predicts your lifespan using activity tracking apps

Researcherscanestimateyourexpectedlifespanbasedonphysiologicaltraitslikeyourgenesoryourcirculatingbloodfactor,butthat'snotverypracticalonagrandscale.Theremaybea

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Weekly top 10 hot news (March 23 - March 30)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyouneedtoknow:Top1|S.Koreancourtissueswarranttoarrestex-

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Apple launches iOS 11.3 with raft of privacy features

Appleislaunchingamajorprivacypush,withsoftwareupdatesacrossallitsdevicestointroducenewdataprivacyinformationimmediately,withanupdatedwebsiteofferingnewprivacyma

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Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

FacebooksaidonWednesdayitwouldenditspartnershipswithseverallargedatabrokerswhohelpadvertiserstargetpeopleonthesocialnetwork,astepthatfollowsascandaloverhowFaceb

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Facebook to introduce new privacy controls in wake of data scandal

Facebook,embroiledinahugedatascandalwhichhaswipedoffover100billionUSdollarsinitsmarketvalue,onWednesdayannouncedaseriesofprivacychangesitwasmakingtogiveusersmor

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A look at Facebook’s data scandal

NewYorkTimesandadozenmainWesternmediaoutlets,adatafirmCambridgeAnalyticacollecteddataof50millionFacebookusers,andmighthaveusedtheleakedinformationtohelpDonaldTr

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German justice minister calls in Facebook over data scandal

U.S.socialmediagiantFacebookwillgetstricterregulationsfromtheGermangovernment,GermanJusticeMinisterKatarinaBarleysaidMondayaftermeetingwithFacebookrepresentativ