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Apple’s announcement that it would scan encrypted messages for evidence of child sexual abuse has revived debate on online encryption and privacy, raising fears the same technology could be used for government surveillance.
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Continue reading Apple Revives Encryption Debate With Move on Child Exploitation
A bipartisan report released this week by the United States Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee shows that key government agencies have made little progress in terms of cybersecurity over the past two years.
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Continue reading Senate Report: Federal Agencies Still Have Poor Cybersecurity Practices
Amazon was fined 746 million euros ($880 million) by Luxembourg authorities over allegations it flouted the EU’s data protection rules, the online retail giant said Friday.
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Continue reading Amazon Fined 746 Mn Euros in Luxembourg Over Data Privacy
Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said Sunday.
The suit charged that Zoom’s sharing of users’ personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for millio… Continue reading Zoom to Settle US Privacy Lawsuit for $85 Mn
BlackCloak, a company that provides cyber protection services for corporate executives and high-profile individuals, on Thursday announced that it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round.
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Continue reading BlackCloak Raises $11 Million for Its Executive Protection Platform
Risk and compliance solutions provider LogicGate this week announced that it has raised $113 million in a Series C funding round, bringing the total raised by the company to $156 million.
The funding round was led by growth equity firm PSG, with partic… Continue reading LogicGate Raises $113 Million in Series C Funding
Google this week announced a series of updates to its Google Play policies that are meant to improve overall user privacy and security and provide more control over ads personalization.
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Continue reading Google Details New Privacy and Security Policies for Android Apps
The European Consumer Organisation announced Monday it had lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Facebook’s attempt to modify the terms of service for the WhatsApp messenging service.
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Continue reading Consumer Group Lodges EU Complaint Against WhatsApp
Healthcare data management provider HealthVerity this week announced that it has raised $100 million in Series D funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $142 million.
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Continue reading HealthVerity Raises $100 Million in Series D Funding
A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform.
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Continue reading Dutch Group Launches Data Harvesting Claim Against TikTok