Facebook Messenger’s encryption plans labelled a ‘disaster’ for child safety
Facebook’s plans to encrypt its messenger service will be a “disaster” for child safety and law enforcement, a senior
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Google presses ahead with ‘walled garden’ to replace third-party cookies in Chrome
Google is pressing ahead with plans to ditch third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser in favour of its own
Read moreSingapore police will have access to contact-tracing data
The Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs has confirmed that the state’s police force has the authority to access Covid-19 contact-tracing
Read morePrivate prison firm hit with ransomware attack
The GEO Group, the company best known for operating illegal immigration detention centres and private prisons in the US, disclosed
Read moreFacebook in legal battle over ban on transatlantic data transfer
Facebook is fighting demands from European data regulators to stop transferring user data from the EU to US servers. In
Read moreGoogle misled users over data privacy issues. says Australian watchdog
Australia’s competition regulator has accused Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted
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