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WhatsApp issued second-largest GDPR fine of €225m by Ireland’s data watchdog
WhatsApp has been fined €225m by Ireland’s data watchdog for breaching privacy regulations.
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.
Undersea cables bring Pacific nations online, but there are concerns China is trying to tap in
Across the Pacific, undersea cables weave between island nations, bringing them online and, in some cases, connecting them to Australia, but some governments fear this interconnectivity comes with risk.
How Washington power brokers gained from NSO’s spyware ambitions
The Israeli surveillance giant NSO Group and companies linked to it or its founders have spent millions of dollars in hopes of wooing their way into the U.S. market, hosting demonstrations for government intelligence officials and hiring Washington’s most prominent names despite pledges that its phone-hacking tool can’t be used inside the United States.
Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance
Billions of people are inseparable from their phones. Their devices are within reach – and earshot – for almost every daily experience, from the most mundane to the most intimate.
Few pause to think that their phones can be transformed into surveillance devices, with someone thousands of miles away silently extracting their messages, photos and location, activating their microphone to record them in real time.
Continue reading Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillanceGoogle, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws.
Privacy group targets website ‘cookie terror’
A privacy group has lodged hundreds of complaints against what it calls “cookie banner terror” online.
Three years of GDPR: the biggest fines so far
It’s been three years since the introduction of Europe’s data privacy and security law on 25 May 2018.
GDPR governs the way organisations that operate within the EU can use, process and store consumers’ personal data.
Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes
The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. Their differences are set to escalate this week.