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The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan govt becoming harder to detect

Hackers are increasingly using online platforms such as search engines to break into systems.

15 Jun 2018 7:18 PM IST

Facebook insists shared data was not abused (Pic credit: ANI).

Facebook shared user data with select companies

Facebook acknowledged the information was given to a small numberâ€ of companies including RBC Capital Markets and...

10 Jun 2018 10:58 AM IST

At Google, inclusion and diversity are of paramount importance.

New FTC Chairman to inspect market power of tech giants

He also said he would ask the FTC to study approved mergers to determine if they resulted in higher prices.

21 Jun 2018 9:47 AM IST

Verizon was the first major carrier to declare it would end sales of such data to brokers that then provide it to others.

Mobile carriers cut off flow of location data to brokers

The data has apparently allowed outside companies to pinpoint the location of wireless devices without their owners'...

20 Jun 2018 8:50 AM IST

An anonymous phone call to police control room claimed that there was a bomb near the residence of chief minister. (Representational image)

NSA deleting more than 685 million call records

The call records were obtained by the government since 2015 from telecommunication companies.

30 Jun 2018 9:36 AM IST

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 CEO intends to keep speaking out on social issues

Cook outlined his views on when CEOs should protest government policies during a Monday evening appearance at a business...

26 Jun 2018 12:29 PM IST

After analysing the top 100 free apps in the Google Play and Apple App Stores, Norton found many apps may be requesting risky permissions or excessive access to users personal information. (Photo: Pexels)

Norton shares stats on how much personal info your apps gather, and...

One should take time to understand why an app is unnecessarily gathering additional data.

20 Aug 2018 4:11 PM IST

The technology giant is set for a showdown at the European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg on September 11 with Frances data privacy regulator over an order to remove search results worldwide upon request. (Photo: AP)

Google case set to examine if EU data rules extend globally

The dispute pits data privacy concerns against the public's right to know.

11 Sept 2018 7:21 PM IST

According to Peter Deng, the companys head of riders experience, every day 15 million people take a ride on Uber and capturing incrementally more and better feedback will help them make the service better and recognise top quality drivers.

Uber to pay $148 million to settle data breach cover-up with US states

The settlement with 50 US states and Washington DC brings closure to one of several high-stakes legal battles Uber is...

28 Sept 2018 8:35 AM IST

Google Go can now read aloud billions of web pages in 28 languages.

A US privacy law could be good for Google - but bad for you

Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data.

27 Sept 2018 8:22 AM IST

A yoga teacher in Hong Kong holds a Zoom meeting for a guided session of the fitness activity. (Photo |

Zoom introduces security measures to ensure there is no more...

Last week's embarrassing hacking of official group calls by naked men exposed the lack of security in the...

5 April 2020 2:58 PM IST

Uber is a world leader in mobile app based taxi services. (Photo:AFP)

Uber says will not track riders after trip, remove feature

Step part of app based taxi service trying to fix its poor reputation for customer privacy.

29 Aug 2017 11:40 AM IST