Facebook Whistleblower testimony before the Senate: Key Takeaways
The Facebook whistleblower who disclosed the company’s negative impact on children, politics, and societies- Frances Haugen, yesterday gave her testimony
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Frances Haugen is testifying before the Senate today, how to watch?
The whistleblower who disclosed Facebook’s negative impact on children, politics, and societies- Frances Haugen, is today giving her testimony in
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Contract Workers at Facebook had full access to User Messages: Report
A ProPublica investigation has suggested that Facebook gave its contract workers access to user messages. The investigation was based on
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Instagram hits the pause button on Instagram Kids
Instagram has put on hold the application it is creating for kids, following resistance from advocacy groups and U.S. lawmakers.
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UK ICO received 36,000 privacy complaints, issued 3 fines: Annual Report
UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released its annual report for the year 2020-21 in July. The report documents the operational
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U.S. Court orders Facebook to release data of anti-Rohingya accounts
A federal judge in the U.S. has ordered Facebook to give information of accounts linked to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar.
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PM Modi will launch NATGRID soon, here’s what we know about it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon launch the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), the Hindu reported. Conceived after 26/11, the intelligence
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Facebook needs to alert public about recording via smart glasses
The Irish and Italian data protection authority (DPA) have now asked Facebook to confirm if the Ray-Ban stories smart glasses
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UK govt launches consultation on data protection reforms
The United Kingdom (UK) government has launched a consultation to reform the country’s data protection regime to reduce barriers to
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WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption to chat backups store in the cloud
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update that will allow users to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chat backups
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