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Microsoft warns the WhatsApp accounts of US government officials are being targetted by Russian hacking group
TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday
Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it
Ofcom warning. All websites featuring pornographic material must introduce a “robust” age-checking system by July 2025
China fires back after US Commerce Dept says it is considering new restrictions on Chinese drones in the United States
People's personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad - a software firm that develops…
State media reports the Iranian regime has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, amid widespread VPN use
Landmark ruling finds NSO Group liable on hacking charges in US federal court, after Pegasus spyware used to hack journalists,…
Canada ordered China's TikTok business in the country to be dissolved over national security risks, but does not ban access…
Major Scandinavian asset manager sells Palantir holdings after determining services used by Israel for 'AI-based predictive policing'
After blacklisting in 2020 and 2021, drone giant DJI reportedly says some of its imports are being blocked by US…
US labour officials say Apple illegally restricted employees' right to discuss workplace issues on Slack workplace messaging system
AT&T and Verizon among US broadband providers reportedly hacked to target American government wiretapping platform
Privacy worry? Students demo how Meta Smart Glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities
After arrest, CEO Pavel Durov confirms Telegram will hand over IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate rules,…
US issues new sanctions on Intellexa, Greece-based company founded by former Israeli military office, over Predator spyware used around world
Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies
US Department of Justice prepares lawsuit alleging TikTok violated child data privacy laws, as company's legal troubles mount
TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court…
Complete ban. United States close to announcing ban of all sales of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in America
Meta delays Europe launch of AI in Europe after user, privacy group complaints over plans to train models on user…
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Facebook attempt to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal
LinkedIn disables feature allowing advertisers to target European users based on membership in groups after concerns over DSA compliance
Microsoft takes step back on 'Recall' AI screenshot feature on Copilot+ PCs after critics compare it to pre-installed spyware
European privacy group files GDPR complaints over Meta plan to use public user data from Facebook, Instagram to train AI…
Most people in the United States view TikTok as a Chinese influence tool a poll reveals, so why do so…
For third time Google delays phase-out of third-party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator
ByteDance protest falls on deaf ears, as Senate passes TikTok ban or divest bill, with President Biden expected to sign…
Catching WhatsApp? Billionaire founder of Telegram claims encrypted platform will reach one billion users within a year
Five eyes member New Zealand joins with the US and UK alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage