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FBR obtains data of over 18,000 potential taxpayers

The data has been acquired to increase the number of direct taxpayers and collect more revenue.

FIA busts gang involved in stealing money from accounts

GUJRANWALA: The Cybercrime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested seven persons of a gang alleged to be involved in depriving...

Android reportedly is collecting 10 times more user data than iOS

NASHVILLE: Soon after reports emerged about how Google continues to monitor a user`s location even if the location services have been turned off, a...

Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns

Facebook said it has suspended more than 400 applications it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information was being improperly shared.

Two former Nadra high-ups booked for ‘stealing’ sensitive data

ISLAMABAD: Two former employees of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) have been identified and subsequently booked for stealing sensitive records and data. The authority has...

Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: whistleblower

Political consulting group Cambridge Analytica used Russian researchers and shared data with companies linked to Russian intelligence, a whistleblower told a congressional hearing on interference in the 2016 US election.

Indonesia MPs grill Facebook officials on data breaches

JAKARTA: A Facebook official apologised to Indonesian members of parliament on Tuesday during a five-hour grilling at a public hearing on issues ranging from...

Facebook confirms it collects data beyond users

Facebook, embattled in a scandal over the mishandling of user data, confirmed that it also collected information from people beyond their social network use.

Facebook CEO says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of 87 million or so Facebook users that was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Zuckerberg says Facebook could have done more to prevent misuse

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that the social media network should have done more to prevent data being misused and offered a broad apology to lawmakers.

Tax evaders’ data will be provided to FBR: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Miftah Ismail on Sunday said the data of tax evaders identified through National Database and Registration Authority...

Facebook to change privacy controls in wake of data scandal

Facebook announced a series of changes to give users more control over their data, and add a new “Privacy Shortcuts” menu which will let users worldwide review what they’ve shared and delete it.

Facebook scandal could push other tech companies to tighten data sharing

SAN FRANCISCO: Big internet companies and small software developers alike are likely to face scrutiny over how they share customer information in the wake...

India warns against social media data misuse ahead of elections

NEW DELHI: Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday warned against any abuse of social media in elections, following reports that a British...

You’re the product: Facebook’s business model explained

Do you prefer organic food? Did you study in Mexico? Do you like red shoes? Such bits of information about Facebook users may seem...

EU lawmakers to investigate alleged misuse of Facebook users’ data

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers will investigate whether the data of more than 50 million Facebook users has been misused, the head of European Parliament said...

Big pharma, big data: why drugmakers want your health records

LONDON: Drugmakers are racing to scoop up patient health records and strike deals with technology companies as big data analytics start to unlock a...

Data doom: 5 steps from Davos to digital dystopia

Intelligent robots and all-knowing online networks threaten to drag humanity into a "totalitarian" nightmare of mind control, mass unemployment and children hooked on smartphones,...

Lawsuit accuses Google of stealing data of 5m UK users

LONDON: A consumer activist launched Thursday a lawsuit accusing Google of illegally collecting data on more than five million British iPhone users, who could...

Hackers stole data from 57 million Uber riders, drivers: CEO

SAN FRANCISCO: Uber said Tuesday hackers compromised personal data from some 57 million riders and drivers in a breach kept hidden for a year. "None...
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