Twitter says user data meant for security purposes may have been used for advertising
Social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, have faced heat from users and regulators globally on how their platforms handle
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Privacy
Technology companies firms have responsibility to protect privacy: Google
Tech companies, ranging from big to small and established to startups, should keep in mind their responsibilities and tech ethics
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Google's new Internet protocol under anti-trust probe: Report
Google is under an anti-trust probe over a new Internet Protocol that could give the tech giant an unfair competitive
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36% smaller firms witnessed data breaches in 2019 globally: Survey
Around 36 per cent of small businesses have been victims of data breaches in 2019 globally, a new survey said
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Why Supreme Court thinks technology has taken a dangerous turn in India
A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose expressed serious concern over some social media platforms not being able
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Google wins in 'right to be forgotten' fight with France
Google won its fight against tougher “right to be forgotten” rules after Europe’s top court said that it does not
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India tells tech firms to protect user privacy, prevent abuse
India’s 1.3 billion people and their massive consumption of mobile data has turned it into a key growth market for
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Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong'
The judge rejected Facebook’s arguments that users suffered no “tangible” harm and had no legitimate privacy interest in information they
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Google secretly sharing users' personal data with advertisers: Report
Google is allegedly relaying your personal information to advertisers via hidden web pages, allowing it to circumvent the European Union
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