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Facebook Lawsuit After Hack Of 29 Million Users
Lawsuit filed alleging social network failed to inform users of risks associated with its single sign-on tool
Capital One Suspect ‘Breached 30 Other Organisations’ – Report
Former Amazon worker turned Capital One hacker is alleged to have also stolen data from 30 other businesses
Facial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 26 Lawmakers As Criminals
Two dozen California lawmakers flagged as criminals by facial recognition software, ACLU says
Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice Data
Err yes, we do sometimes listen. Microsoft admits it does collect voice data for Skype and Cortana services
Russia Issues Election Protest Warning To Google
As protests continue in Moscow, Russian regulator warns to Google stop ‘advertising’ protests on YouTube
Facebook Loses Facial Recognition Appeal
Federal court rejects Facebook attempt to quash class action lawsuit over storage of biometric data
MP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy Concerns
Privacy concerns about Alexa spying on people prompts one MP to call for toughened new laws
Australia To Police Facebook, Google Algorithms For Privacy Violations
World first dedicated office in Australia to police the likes of Google and Facebook and their algorithms
Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit
Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting
MPs Call For Facial Recognition Halt
Influential group of MPs call on police to suspend the use of automatic facial recognition technologies
Home Secretary Backs Police Facial Recognition Trials
Sajid Javid fires back at criticism and says police have to use the latest tech tools to solve crimes
President Trump Orders French Digital Tax Investigation
French plan to impose 3 percent tax on French revenue of large tech firms prompts US investigation
Watchdog Warns Police Over Use Of Facial Recognition
Police warned about data protection implications of using of facial recognition technology
Marriot International Faces £99m Fine For Data Breach
GDPR consequence. British data protection watchdog plans to fine hotel chain £99 million for data breach
US Government Seeks Huawei Lawsuit Dismissal
Chinese firm’s legal action against US blacklisting challenged, as US government seeks dismissal
Man Arrested For Pouring Water Over Baidu CEO
CEO attacked. Chinese police have arrested a man who poured water over the CEO of Baidu
Exports To Huawei Still Subject To “Highest Scrutiny”
Easing Huawei blacklisting? Not really, as US Commerce Dept insists it will apply highest national security scrutiny
Equifax Former CIO Jailed For Insider Trading
DoJ – Former CIO knew of breach and opted to excise his stock options before breach became public
Mike Lynch Hits Back At HP In Autonomy Court Case
Meg Whitman was ‘out of her depth’ at HP and used Mike Lynch as a scapegoat, claims former CEO
Huawei Loses Case Against Former Staffer’s Startup CNEX
Chinese giant loses US court case against CNEX Labs after accusing it of stealing trade secrets
Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe
European regulators to investigate whether it operated monolopy for modem and TV chipsets
Porn Age Checks To Be Delayed – Again
UPDATED – Government confirms six month delay to porn age checking after it fails to inform Brussels
Amazon Sued For Alexa Allegedly Recording Kids
Lawsuit alleges Alexa routinely records and voiceprints children without consent
No Drunk Drone Driving, Warns Japan
Prison sentence on the cards for people who fly drones whilst drunk, after Japan passes new law
Julian Assange Extradition Order Signed By Home Secretary
Court now decides, after Sajid Javidsigned a request for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States
European Union Publishes Drone Usage Laws
No more wild west? More regulations for drone operators with set of common rules for the region
MI5 Handling Of Personal Data ‘Unlawful’, Watchdog Warns
Intelligence agency did not store data correctly and kept it for too long, official watchdog warns
DoJ Antitrust Boss Urged To Recuse Himself From Tech Probe
Antitrust chief must recuse himself from Google, Apple probe as he previously worked for them, says US senator
Kim Dotcom Makes Final Plea To Avoid Extradition To US
New Zealand’s highest court has begun hearing final bid to halt extradition of Kim Dotcom to the US