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Court allows mass claim against Google over iPhone data

London’s Court of Appeal gave the go-ahead for action against Google over claims it collected data from more than 4 million iPhone users

Google offers incognito mode for Maps

Alphabet’s Google is rolling out new privacy features to its Maps, YouTube and Voice Assistant services, with options including incognito mode and automatic data deletion, the company said on Wednesday

400 mn Facebook users’ phone numbers exposed: report

An exposed server stored 419 million records on users across several databases -- including 133 million US accounts, more than 50 million in Vietnam, and 18 million in Britain

YouTube to pay $170 million penalty for collecting data on kids

YouTube video service will pay $170 million (£138 million) to settle allegations that it broke federal law by collecting personal information about children

Microsoft’s privacy policy says vendors listen to voice data

Tech companies in the United States have been facing broad criticism from lawmakers and regulators over their privacy practices

U.S. regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy issues: source

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.

Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool

Graph search feature was introduced in 2013.

Zuckerberg says Facebook’s future is going big on private chats

“Working towards implementing end-to-end encryption for all private communications is the right thing to do,” Zuckerberg said

US regulators discuss fining Facebook: report

The Federal Trade Commission has been investigating Facebook since last year.

Lawsuit says Google tracks phone users regardless of privacy settings

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users even when...

As facial recognition use grows, so do privacy fears

WASHINGTON: The unique features of your face can allow you to unlock your new iPhone, access your bank account or even "smile to pay"...

Cambridge Analytica shutting down: WSJ

LONDON: The Cambridge Analytica consultancy at the centre of this year’s Facebook privacy row is closing, the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported...

Facebook privacy drive may restrict some political campaigns

WASHINGTON:  Facebook's new focus on protecting private user data is likely to change the game for many campaigns, making it harder to deliver highly...

Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules

Facebook announced it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first.

Facebook fuels broad privacy debate by tracking non-users

SAN FRANCISCO: Concern about Facebook’s respect for data privacy is widening to include the information it collects about non-users, after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg...

Here is what social media platforms and search engines know about you

The Facebook scandal involving the harvesting of data from tens of millions of users has raised a lot of questions about social media and...

Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal

Facebook said the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica,

Facebook unveils new privacy settings amid data breach outcry

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Wednesday unveiled new privacy settings aiming to give its users more control over how their data is shared, following an...

Facebook rocked by new data breach scandal

WASHINGTON: Facebook shares plunged Monday following revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump's presidential campaign harvested data on 50 million users, as analysts...

Windows 10 slammed for breaking privacy laws

THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities claim Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is violating data protection and privacy laws, and warned they may impose fines on...
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