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2023-03-20

WhatsApp Will Not Comply With British Regulations

WhatsApp would refuse to remove its end-to-end encryption if it’s ordered to comply with the proposed British legislation protecting Online Safety. 

2023-03-17

TikTok Is Banned From British Government Phones

The app is under increasing scrutiny over its security & data privacy, with concerns it could be used to promote fake news and steal customer data.

2023-03-14

Meta Plans A Rival To Twitter 

A decentralized text-based app would allow Meta to take advantage of the current problems with Elon Musk's management of Twitter.

2023-02-25

Digital Platform Regulation - Impossible?

Governing The Ungovernable: Digital platforms are the last fortress for democratic and participatory civic engagement. By Yasmin Afina

2023-02-22

Twitter Wants Users To Pay For 2FA

Paying For Social Media: Non-Twitter Blue users will have to find alternative ways to secure their accounts within 30 days of receiving notice.

2023-02-20

Technology Is Disrupting Intelligence & Espionage

New Surveillance Tools Use AI & Quantum: The power balance in the spy world is changing and closed societies have gained the edge.

2023-02-10

Google Shuts Down Misinformation

Dragonbridge: Google's threat analysis group has terminated thousands of Chinese-linked accounts spreading disinformation across social media.

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.

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