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Facebook Data Privacy: Mark Zuckerberg Says No Plans To Extend European Privacy Law Globally
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday the social network had no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.
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Only a Tech Revolution Will Restore Privacy
One can't easily disable the constant data-sharing that occurs on every website that uses programmatic advertising (and lots of sites do).
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Canadian Charged With Running LeakedSource.com, Selling Stolen Info
The site, which was shut down in early 2017, had collected details from a string of major breaches and made them accessible and searchable for a fee.
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Facebook Beats Privacy Lawsuit in US Over User Tracking
A US judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of tracking users' Internet activity even after they logged out.
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Foreign Firms Wary As China Moves To Implement Cyber Security Law This Week
China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country.
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The Future of Net Neutrality in Trump's America
The mutual reluctance by Congress and the FCC to make the first move amounts to a game of political hot potato.
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Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US Calls to Weaken Encryption
"But if you break that encryption then guess what - so could other people, and guess what - they may end up getting better at it than you are," he warned.
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Facebook Loses Search Warrant Challenge in New York Court
The decision is a defeat for Internet privacy advocates such as the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Trump Signs Repeal of US Broadband Privacy Rules
The bill repeals regulations adopted in October by the Federal Communications Commission under the Obama administration.
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Major US Internet Service Providers Say Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories
Days after the US Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration era Internet privacy rules.
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US Senate Says ISPs Free to Sell Customer Information Without Permission
The move paves the way for ISPs like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon to expand their own online ad businesses.
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Remote Control: Companies Blur Lines Over Who Owns Devices
Industry executives and analysts say companies are exerting greater remote control over their devices not always with permission or with the user's best interests at heart.
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Google Sued by Mississippi, Student Privacy Violations Alleged
"They're building a profile so they can advertise to them. They expressly stated in writing that they would not do that."
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Yahoo Email Scan Shows US Spy Push to Recast Constitutional Privacy
Yahoo's search went far beyond what would be required to monitor a single email account.
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Airtel Said to Be 'Sniffing and Censoring' CloudFlare's Traffic in India
Some (or all) of CloudFlare's India Data Centers use Airtel's network to connect to servers upstream, and Airtel is sniffing all unencrypted traffic going upstream from CloudFlare, and even censoring some.
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Facebook Data Privacy: Mark Zuckerberg Says No Plans To Extend European Privacy Law Globally
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday the social network had no immediate plans to apply a strict new European Union law on data privacy in its entirety to the rest of the world, as the company reels from a scandal over its handling of personal information of millions of its users.
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Only a Tech Revolution Will Restore Privacy
One can't easily disable the constant data-sharing that occurs on every website that uses programmatic advertising (and lots of sites do).
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Canadian Charged With Running LeakedSource.com, Selling Stolen Info
The site, which was shut down in early 2017, had collected details from a string of major breaches and made them accessible and searchable for a fee.
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Facebook Beats Privacy Lawsuit in US Over User Tracking
A US judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of tracking users' Internet activity even after they logged out.
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Foreign Firms Wary As China Moves To Implement Cyber Security Law This Week
China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country.
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The Future of Net Neutrality in Trump's America
The mutual reluctance by Congress and the FCC to make the first move amounts to a game of political hot potato.
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Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US Calls to Weaken Encryption
"But if you break that encryption then guess what - so could other people, and guess what - they may end up getting better at it than you are," he warned.
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Facebook Loses Search Warrant Challenge in New York Court
The decision is a defeat for Internet privacy advocates such as the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Trump Signs Repeal of US Broadband Privacy Rules
The bill repeals regulations adopted in October by the Federal Communications Commission under the Obama administration.
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Major US Internet Service Providers Say Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories
Days after the US Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration era Internet privacy rules.
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US Senate Says ISPs Free to Sell Customer Information Without Permission
The move paves the way for ISPs like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon to expand their own online ad businesses.
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Remote Control: Companies Blur Lines Over Who Owns Devices
Industry executives and analysts say companies are exerting greater remote control over their devices not always with permission or with the user's best interests at heart.
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Google Sued by Mississippi, Student Privacy Violations Alleged
"They're building a profile so they can advertise to them. They expressly stated in writing that they would not do that."
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Yahoo Email Scan Shows US Spy Push to Recast Constitutional Privacy
Yahoo's search went far beyond what would be required to monitor a single email account.
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Airtel Said to Be 'Sniffing and Censoring' CloudFlare's Traffic in India
Some (or all) of CloudFlare's India Data Centers use Airtel's network to connect to servers upstream, and Airtel is sniffing all unencrypted traffic going upstream from CloudFlare, and even censoring some.
