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2023-01-06

EU Fines Meta $416m

Targeted Advertising: Ireland's Data Commissioner rules that Meta used peoples' data for adverts on Facebook and Instagram unlawfully.

2023-01-03

Meta Pays $725M To Settle Facebook Privacy Suit

Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle a US lawsuit following 2018 revelations that Facebook illegally shared data of 87m users.

2022-12-29

US Bans Government Users From Using TikTok

The Senate has passed a bill that bans federal employees from using the Chinese-owned TikTok app on devices provided by the government. 

2022-12-29

France Fines Microsoft For Privacy Breaches

Fined $64 Million: Microsoft's search engine Bing was operating with a system that did not allow users to easily get out of cookie collection.

2022-12-15

Congress Wants To Ban TikTok

Anti-Social Act: "TikTok collects data on tens of millions of American every day... We know it’s used to manipulate feeds and influence elections"

2022-12-03

Trump Turns Down Twitter

Elon Musk says that former US President Donald Trump's account has been reinstated after users narrowly backed the move. Trump says No.

2022-11-23

Facial Recognition Technology Might Place Children At Risk

Personal Privacy: Online facial recognition search engine PimEyes allows anyone to search for images of children scraped from the Internet.

2022-11-21

Google Ordered To Pay $391m To Settle Privacy Violations

Covert Location Tracking Since 2014: Google has agreed to pay $391.5m (£330m) to settle allegations about how it collected data from US users.

2022-11-08

Does Elon Musk Owning Twitter Increase Cyber Security Risks?

US legislators want an inquiry to investigate national security concerns raised by Saudi Arabia’s role in Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

2022-09-28

British Girl’s Suicide Puts Spotlight On Social Media

Anxiety, Depression, Self-harm & Suicide: The death of a 14-year-old girl may prove a turning point in the regulation of social media in Britain.

2022-09-20

Dutch Town Sues Twitter For Paedophile Conspiracy

False Witness: A small Dutch town is suing Twitter over a conspiracy theory claiming it was once home to a ring of Satanic paedophiles.

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