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Criminal Investigation Into Facebook Data Sharing – Report
It never rains but pours. US federal prosecutors launch investigation of Facebook’s data sharing deals
Government Review Urges Law Overhaul To Tackle Facebook, Google Domination
Competition laws need overhaul to tackle dominance of tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon
US Labels Digital Tax On Tech Firms As ‘Highly Discriminatory’
Senior US Treasury officials labels the French digital tax as ‘discriminatory’ and ‘ill conceived’
World Wide Web Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Back in 1989 a British scientist at a physics laboratory near Geneva invents the world wide web
Thousands Protest At Russian Internet Restrictions
Over 15,000 people protest in Moscow after Russian government moves to tighten control of Internet
Facebook Allows Two-Factor Authentication Phone Number Search
Another Facebook privacy worry as it emerges that platform links authentication phone number with user profile
Google, Facebook, Twitter Failing To Tackle Fake News
Rap on the knuckles for big three, as European Commission says firms are not doing enough to tackle fake news
EU Countries Endorse Copyright Reform
Bad news for tech firms and meme creators as European countries approve reform of copyright rules
Facebook Needs Regulation and Code Of Ethics, Say MPs
Zuckerberg pays for failing to appear before MPs as influential committee hands out tough recommendations