Privacy

Finance

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

November 15, 2024
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MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the…

Finance

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

November 12, 2024
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LONDON — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized…

Finance

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

November 5, 2024
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6…

Finance

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

October 24, 2024
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LONDON — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million)…

Finance

The high risks of sharing your DNA with online companies

October 21, 2024
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Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the…

Finance

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

October 4, 2024
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LONDON — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use…

Finance

Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse

September 27, 2024
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LONDON — Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the…

Tech

What You Need to Know About Grok AI and Your Privacy

September 9, 2024
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But X also makes it clear the onus is on the user to judge the AI’s…

Finance

Utility company’s proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns

August 7, 2024
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BANGOR, Maine — Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t…

Finance

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data

August 2, 2024
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The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law…