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Personal data of 48.5 million Chinese citizens who used Shanghai's Covid App, is being offered for sale by a hacker on the dark web
Privacy move. Platform tests secure storage of people's chats on Messenger, in a move sure to provoke pushback from law enforcement
Fight with Twitter, sees Elon Musk's legal team requesting names of those employees who calculate bot or spam account numbers
Spying scandal. Former Twitter executive found guilty in San Francisco courtroom of spying for Saudi Arabia and accessing account data
Court documents show Facebook provided police in the US state of Nebraska with a teenager's private chats about her at home abortion
Information Commissioner's Office examines complaint alleging gambling industry makes use of profiles to target gambling addicts
Elon Musk's lawsuit counterclaims are “factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant”, says Twitter
French publishers sue Apple in California over App Store rules in latest case to target 'excessive' fees and commission charges
Former driver alleges Uber Eats app began asking him for multiple photos of himself per day and finally dismissed him for 'continued mismatches'
US SEC complaint says 11 associated with 'smart contract' firm Forsage, including founders, ran fraudulent pyramid and Ponzi scheme for more than two years
The European Union reportedly finds evidence that smartphones of senior officials may have been compromised by Pegasus spyware
But will Google actual bother to pay? Russian watchdog claims Google abuses its dominant position in the video hosting market
SEC issues second subpoena in probe of 2018 settlement, as Tesla raises annual expected capital expenditure by $1bn to ramp Texas and Germany production
Amazon's deal to purchase One Medical for $3.9 billion a test for US lawmakers and regulators who have vowed to rein in power of big tech
China's transport ministry tightens data regulations for ride-hailing firms in latest sign that record-breaking fine on Didi Global does not spell end of vigilance
Strict regulation of China's tech giants likely to continue after record $1.2bn fine on Didi Global last week, even as authorities seek to encourage growth
Faulty MacBook butterfly keyboards over a four year period ends up costing Apple $50 million, as it reaches lawsuit settlement
Payment card issuer accuses Apple of abusing its market domination to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet
No surprise in Twitter showdown, as Elon Musk files motion with US court to oppose platform's request for trial to be fast-tracked
Further sanctions? Russian news channel RT failed to preserve due impartiality in its coverage of the Ukraine conflict, UK's Ofcom finds
Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system
Prosecutors in New Taipei allege Chinese firm stole commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poached its workforce
Education sector is battling a significant increase in the number of ransomware attacks, and in some cases is taking months to recover
But is Uber responsible? More than 500 women claim they were assaulted by Uber drivers and have filed a lawsuit in the United States
Well...he was warned. Twitter sued Elon Musk on Tuesday to force him to complete his $44bn acquisition of social media platform
Vermont regulator warns crypto lending firm Celsius “lacks the assets and liquidity to honour its obligations to account holders and other creditors”
Elon Musk "knowingly" breached the acquisition agreement Twitter says, as it fires back at the world's richest man and former suitor
Twitter's board of diectors vows to pursue legal action against former suitor Elon Musk, who responds with openly mocking memes
Alphabet unit previously labelled the DoJ antitrust lawsuit 'deeply flawed', but now it is reportedly offering concessions
Man arrested in Florida and charged with importing counterfeit Cisco networking equipment into the United States, worth an estimated $1 billion