Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach

LONDON — European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros…

Drone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions

Drones for commercial and recreational use have grown rapidly in popularity, despite restrictions on who can…

Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails

WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge Monday to sanction the company’s…

Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve…

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the…

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads

LONDON — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized…

S. Korea fines Meta $15M for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6…

LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

LONDON — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million)…

The high risks of sharing your DNA with online companies

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the…

Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

LONDON — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use…