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Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Technology

Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm

Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn’t breaking the leading social network’s rules,…
Facebook collected 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their knowledge
World

Facebook collected 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their knowledge

Hong Kong (CNN Business)–Facebook has admitted that it collected up to 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent, in…
UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children
Technology

UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to “like” posts on Facebook and other…
Egypt’s parliament approves draft law articles protecting personal data
Egypt

Egypt’s parliament approves draft law articles protecting personal data

The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives on Sunday approved six articles of a draft law proposed by the…
Egypt’s parliament approves law protecting personal data
Egypt

Egypt’s parliament approves law protecting personal data

The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives on Monday approved a draft law proposed by the government to protect…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
Egypt

Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill

The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives will meet with representatives from many ministries on Monday to discuss a…
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
Technology

Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data

World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users…
Egypt’s government denies monitoring social media chats
Technology

Egypt’s government denies monitoring social media chats

The Cabinet’s media center denied claims on Tuesday that the government has monitored chats across social media including Facebook and…
UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation
Technology

UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation

NEW YORK (AP) — British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition…
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
Technology

German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’

  German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of…
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