Govt to Form a Data Protection Authority to Prevent Misuse
The government has decided to constitute a ‘Data Protection Authority’ which will work to curb the misuse of data and protect the personal information of the…
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Facebook to pay £500,000 over misuse of personal data in political…
The Information Commissioner’s Office said that Facebook had withdrawn its appeal and would accept a fine without admitting any liability. Facebook has agreed…
Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location…
SYDNEY: An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it collected and used…
Italy stings Facebook with $1.1M fine for Cambridge Analytica data misuse
Italy’s data protection watchdog has issued Facebook with a €1 million (~$1.1M) fine for violations of local privacy law attached to the Cambridge Analytica…
Facebook criticised for misuse of phone numbers
Facebook’s under fire again. This time, it’s for using phone numbers provided for security reasons, for other things.Users are once again accusing…
YouTube is trying to stop dislike button misuse
YouTube is considering ways to combat the misuse of its “Dislike” button on videos in an attempt to counter the damage that spammers can do to a creator’s…
Misuse of digital media dividing nation, says gov’t info exec | Social…
Irresponsiblesocial media users have been known to spread lies . . .Harold ClaviteDirector General,Philippine Information AgencyBAGUIO CITY — The country’s…
Facebook Banned The myPersonality App, Will Notify Users Of Potential Data…
After the well-known Cambridge Analytica scandal, the largest social network in the world, of course, I am talking about Facebook now tries to show more…