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Merkel Included In Hack Of German Politicians

Personal data belonging to Chancellor Angela Merkel included in hack of hundreds of German politicians

More bad news for Chinese firms as Japan government reportedly plans to halt equipment purchases

The day online privacy died, as Australia passes law to give police, security services access to encrypted messages

I spy with my little eye? Seven European consumer groups file GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking

“Significant network security risk” allegedly identified with Huawei 5G kit by New Zealand authorities

Are you listening Mark? Tim Cook calls for federal privacy law and vows to protect users’ data and privacy

Alphabet boss tells US senators that firm is considering China re-entry, but declines to address censorship concerns

Co-founder of WhatsApp Brian Acton admits selling out the privacy of WhatsApp users to Facebook

Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion

That didn’t take long. Last week’s revelation that Google tracks users’ location even if tracking is turned off, prompts US lawsuit