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UK watchdog warns financial firms over Big Data

Financial firms have been using Big Data on customers, which can include social media use.

11 Jul 2018 7:47 PM

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that the Japanese unit of Apple had forced NTT Docomo Inc, KDDI Corp and SoftBank Group Corp to offer subsidies and sell iPhones at a discount.

Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone: Report

Apple may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees.

11 Jul 2018 7:26 PM

Google said Thursday that its document writing tool Google Documents was secure.

Google says Google Documents is secure despite Russian issue

The Russian internet company Yandex said that its public search engine was yielding what looked like personal Google Documents files.

06 Jul 2018 2:00 PM

Grabovsky said Yandex has alerted Google to the concerns.

Russian search engine alerts Google to possible data problem

Russian social media users started posting scores of such documents, including an internal memo from a Russian bank.

05 Jul 2018 8:12 PM

Facebook software bug has now been fixed. (Photo credit: ANI)

Security bug causes 14 million Facebook users private posts to go public

The software bug that affected 14 million Facebook users changed privacy settings to public.

08 Jun 2018 7:20 AM

They feel that the government should intervene for their online data protection.

8 out of 10 people concerned about Aadhaar data security, says study

More than 121 crore residents have been enrolled for Aadhaar and it has been used for over 19 billion authentications.

30 May 2018 2:47 PM

The government will not allow "fly-by-night" data mining firms to improperly harvest social media data of Indian citizens, Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.

No fly-by-night operator will be allowed to play with data, says Prasad

The IT ministry will wait for Cambridge Analytica to respond to the second notice, Prasad said.

27 May 2018 5:49 PM

Facebook users unite! 'Data Labour Union' launches in Netherlands

Possible demands could include payment for the data users supply to the companies.

24 May 2018 10:46 AM

The world’s largest social media network was responding to questions from EU lawmakers who had failed to get answers from Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg during a grilling a day earlier at the Brussels-based European Parliament. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook suggests no compensation for European users affected by data breach

Facebook is unlikely to compensate European users whose data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.

24 May 2018 8:03 AM

Facebook has been embroiled in a data scandal after it emerged that the personal data of 87 million users were improperly accessed by a politica consultancy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Facebook not done enough to prevent misuse: Zuckerberg

Meeting the leaders of the European Parliament, Zuckerberg stressed the importance of Europeans to Facebook and said he was sorry.

23 May 2018 8:35 AM

Zuckerberg avoided answering numerous specific questions, notably around opt-outs from targeted advertising. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Facebook face-off: EU gets little news from Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg apologised to leaders of the European Parliament in Brussels for a massive data leak.

23 May 2018 7:41 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has so far declined to answer questions from British lawmakers, either in person or via video link. (Photo: AP)

As Zuckerberg heads to Brussels, British lawmakers ask for answers

Zuckerberg will be in Europe to defend the company after alleged misuse of its data by Cambridge Analytica.

22 May 2018 9:35 AM

By the architecture of its working, the TeenSafe app is flawed. A user is required to turn off Apple's two-factor authentication on an iOS device for the app to work. This makes it vulnerable to unauthorised access.

TeenSafe app exposes thousands of Apple accounts

A teen tracking app has been found violating user safety by putting at risk account details of its owners.

21 May 2018 4:14 PM

Facebook received more than 22,000 requests from the Indian government for data in 2017, the second highest globally after the US, the social networking giant said.

Facebook received over 22,000 data requests from Indian govt

The highest number of content pieces restricted in India by Facebook was in January-June 2015 when 15,155 total restrictions were made.

17 May 2018 8:22 PM

Another leak exposed: Data from 3 million FB users thrown open

A personality quiz app created by researchers has come under scanner for allegedly exposing data of over 3 million Facebook users.

15 May 2018 3:47 PM

The statement from the retirement fund body comes amid reports of a letter purportedly written by EPFO Central Provident Fund Commissioner VP Joy to CSC's CEO, Dinesh Tyagi on March 23 flagging the data theft issue. (Photo: File)

EPFO suspends services with Aadhaar seeding platform, says no data leakage

EPFO said there is nothing to be concerned about and all necessary measures are being taken to ensure that no data leakage takes place.

03 May 2018 10:59 AM

The changes unveiled by the huge social network following an outcry over the hijacking of data on 87 million Facebook members by Cambridge Analytica could be significant for campaigns.

Facebook privacy drive may crimp some political campaigns

The new privacy effort could limit "microtargeting" using the social network.

29 Apr 2018 11:10 AM

The changes are the first made to Uber’s bug bounty platform since the company revealed last November the 2016 data breach of 57 million user credentials, including names, phone numbers and email addresses.

Uber to update 'bug bounty' policies after 2016 data breach: Executive

Uber is reportedly planning to announce changes to how it rewards cyber researchers who report flaws in its software.

26 Apr 2018 6:15 PM

Facebook for years has had “community standards” for what people can post.

Facebook releases long-secret rules on how it polices the service

The company has released a rule book for the types of posts it allows on its social network.

24 Apr 2018 4:51 PM

Facebook tracks an estimated 28.6 per cent of web traffic across 59.5 per cent of internet sites, making it the world’s fifth most prevalent behind several Google properties. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook's hidden data haul troubles German cartel regulator

Germany’s top competition regulator is questioning the sheer volume of information that the social network harvests.

24 Apr 2018 12:46 PM

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