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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during The Fortune CEO Initiative 2018 Annual Meeting, Monday, June 25, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Apple's Cook set to back strong privacy laws in Europe, US at Brussels...

Cook will describe GDPR, as an example of how good policy and political will can come together to protect the rights of...

24 Oct 2018 4:14 AM GMT

Officials from the Federal Trade Commission, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Justice and the State Department, the EU executive and EU data protection agencies will also debate the topic over the next two days.

US making serious efforts to comply with EU data rules: EU officials

The pact replaced a previous framework known as Safe Harbour.

19 Oct 2018 4:11 AM GMT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks at the companys headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Facebook's lead EU regulator opens probe into data breach

The Irish DPC began an investigation into a massive cyberattack on the social networking site disclosed by the company...

4 Oct 2018 2:48 AM GMT

Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

European consumer groups want regulators to act against Google...

Google is already facing a lawsuit in the United States for allegedly tracking phone users regardless of privacy...

28 Nov 2018 5:32 AM GMT

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

WhatsApp's will now allow its users to download their data

As the GDPR is taking effect next month, the Facebook-owned messaging service is also updating its privacy and policy...

25 April 2018 9:09 AM GMT

At Google, inclusion and diversity are of paramount importance.

Google delay on ads standard for EU privacy law creates compliance...

Most at risk are unwitting owners of ad-funded websites and apps, which Google has said to have the responsibility of...

3 July 2018 7:18 AM GMT

Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

India Inc envisages GDPR as the next big business opportunity: Study

71 per cent of survey respondents expressed that this regulation will help bring a sense of privacy in business and...

2 July 2018 11:53 AM GMT

Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

Most firms believe GDPR to bring sense of privacy: Survey

The survey was conducted by Deloitte in alliance with Data Security Council of India (DSCI).

2 July 2018 10:24 AM GMT

Hundreds of Google employees in New York were walking off the job and gathering at a nearby park. (Photo: AP)

More than 95,000 data breach complaints since rules kicked in

The GDPR gives new powers to privacy enforcers, allowing them to levy fines of up to 4 percent of global revenue.

27 Jan 2019 5:03 AM GMT

Twitter had hosted a closed-door discussion and one of the participants had shared her experience as a low-caste Dalit woman.

Twitter under investigation for privacy rules breach

The DPC has this week opened a new statutory inquiry into the latest data breach it received from Twitter on 8 January,...

26 Jan 2019 6:39 AM GMT

Indias own data protection and privacy legislation which is in the making, may borrow several concepts from the GDPR.

Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Apple, Amazon,...

The GDPR foresees fines of up to 4 per cent of global revenues for companies that break the rules.

19 Jan 2019 5:00 AM GMT

Hard as it might seem to quit Facebook, especially for those entwined with it for years, it can be done.(Photo: AP)

Facebook's integration of messaging services stirs EU concerns

The DPC has asked Facebook Ireland for an urgent briefing over its proposal to integrate its messaging services...

5 Feb 2019 6:10 AM GMT