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The proposed rule would expand the definition of a breach and require telecoms to immediately report intrusions to law enforcement.
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The massive losses have prompted scrutiny from U.S. officials about how the illicit use of cryptocurrency poses a national security threat.
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Meta now has three months to bring its practices into compliance with GDPR. The tech giant says it plans to appeal the decision, potentially resulting in a drawn-out legal battle.
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The campaign reached more than half a billion U.S. phone numbers with more than 6 billion calls between January and March 2021.
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Encryption is the best way to keep the data out of the hands of hackers and foreign adversaries, senators say.
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Epic will adopt privacy settings for kids and teens that turn off voice and text communications by default.
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The surveillance-for-hire industry is growing quickly as new firms crop up around the globe to meet market demand.
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Apps custom-designed for schools are sending staggering amounts of data to Facebook and Google, researchers found.
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Users are leaving Elon Musk’s Twitter in droves but risk seeing their data exposed on niche, less resourced platforms.
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Privacy groups said the encryption features — which require users to opt in — are welcome but long overdue.
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