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Facebook says users must accept targeted ads even under new EU law

FacebookInc(FB.O)saidonTuesdayitwouldcontinuerequiringpeopletoaccepttargetedadsasaconditionofusingitsservice,astancethatmayhelpkeepitsbusinessmodellargelyintact

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After Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Experts Get to Say ‘I Told You So’

DocSearlsmetwithagroupoffellowinternetprivacyexpertsonerecentafternoonhereattheComputerHistoryMuseum.Onawhiteboardwerethewords“OUTRAGE”and“MAKEHAY”—capitalized,

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Facebook faces Indonesia's investigation over privacy breach

TheIndonesiangovernmentsaidFridayitisinvestigatingFacebookovertheprivacybreachofitsusersinthecountry.TheMinistryofCommunicationsandInformationTechnologysaidinas

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

FacebookrevealedWednesdaythattensofmillionsmorepeoplemighthavebeenexposedintheCambridgeAnalyticaprivacyscandalthanpreviouslythoughtandsaiditwillrestricttheuserd

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Apple launches iOS 11.3 with raft of privacy features

Appleislaunchingamajorprivacypush,withsoftwareupdatesacrossallitsdevicestointroducenewdataprivacyinformationimmediately,withanupdatedwebsiteofferingnewprivacyma

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Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to $125 million

ABelgiancourtthreatenedFacebookonFridaywithafineofupto100millioneuros(125millionUSdollars)ifitcontinuedtobreakprivacylawsbytrackingpeopleonthird-partywebsites.I

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Facebook makes privacy push ahead of strict EU law

FacebooksaidonMondayitwaspublishingitsprivacyprinciplesforthefirsttimeandrollingouteducationalvideostohelpuserscontrolwhohasaccesstotheirinformation,asitprepare

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Tencent denies storing WeChat records

TencentHoldings,whoseWeChatmessagingapphasmorethan1billionusersworldwide,saiditdoesnotstoreanyuserchathistories,afterChineseautomotiveindustrytycoonLiShufurepor

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Apple claims its data-gathering method doesn’t invade users' privacy

AppletodaypublishedapaperonitsMachineLearningJournalwhichaddressedthetopicofdifferentialprivacy,andhowitcanbeusedtoprotectuserprivacyinatimewheneverybusinessnee

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China's online service providers improve privacy protection

ThetenlargestonlinecompaniesinChinahaveimprovedtheirprivacypolicies,makingthemmoreclearandtransparenttousers,authoritiessaidSunday.Thetenplatformsincludethepopu

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India’s Supreme Court rules in favor of right to privacy

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,August25(APD)—TheSupremeCourtofIndiadeclaredindividualprivacyasafundamentalrightonThursday.Anine-judgebenchpassedthejudgment,s

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India top court rules privacy a right, throwing ID cards into doubt

India'stopcourtruledonThursdaythatindividualprivacyisafundamentalright,averdictthatcouldderailtheworld'slargestbiometricIDcardprogramnowunderway.Anine-memberben

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Silicon Valley mostly quiet in US Internet surveillance debate

FacebookInc,AlphabetInc'sGoogle,AppleIncandothermajortechnologyfirmsarelargelyabsentfromadebateovertherenewalofabroadUSInternetsurveillancelaw,weakeningprospect

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European regulators push Facebook to tighten user privacy rules

AuthoritiesinFranceandtheNetherlandsarethelatesttospeakoutagainstthewayFacebookhandlesthemassiveamountsofuserdataitcollects.Inseparateannouncementstoday,privacy

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Microsoft Wins Appeal on Overseas Data Searches

For the last few years, American technology giants have been embroiled in a power struggle with the United States government over when authorities get to see and use the digital data that the companies collect.

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Apple's tries to peek at user habits without violating privacy

‘Differential privacy’ is an effort to harness insights about what a group of users is doing, not an individual

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Australians become more concerned about privacy risks: survey

Results of a survey by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), which was released on Wednesday, showed that Australians are becoming more concerned about privacy risks.