Privacy watchdog EDPS backs European Commission's DMA and DSA draft rules on tech firms, but suggests more safeguards are needed

Privacy watchdog EDPS backs European Commission's DMA and DSA draft rules on tech firms, but suggests more safeguards are needed
TikTok's purchase by Oracle and Walmart halted indefinitely, after President Biden orders review of Chinese national security threat
Looming showdown. Indian government request for Twitter to remove 1,100 accounts and posts is refused by the micro-blogging platform
Long rumoured augmented reality push by Apple, reportedly sees it partner TSMC to develop ultra-advanced display technology
Criminal gang used 'sim swapping' technique to hijack phone numbers of famous online influencers, sport stars, and musicians
Ongoing global shortage of computer chips prompts another car manufacturer to extend production cut in its North American factories
Fancy a Facebook suburb? Or a Google neighbourhood? Nevada considers scheme to allow tech firms to create their own communities
Malwarebytes issues warning, after update to a popular barcode scanning app on Google Play, transforms it into adware pusher
Micro-blogging platform Twitter is developing a subscription product, in an effort to lessen dependence on advertising revenues
A 'prank' robbery filmed in the United States for a YouTube video, reportedly results in a 20-year old man being shot dead
The scale of contribution of the former UK telecom incumbent BT to the British economy has been revealed in an independent report
Real world risk to people's health from hackers demonstrated, after cyber attack attempted to poison water supply for an entire US city
Shares in South Korean car makers plunged on Monday after they denied reports of holding talks to develop long rumoured Apple car
Elon Musk is well known for his backing of bitcoin and other digital currencies, as Tesla confirms it will soon accept digital payments for new cars
April Patch Tuesday update to remove legacy versions of the Edge browser, as Microsoft urges users to migrate to Chromium-based version
Attackers turn to ransomware-as-a-service for easy access as pandemic creates opportunity to pounce on vulnerable healthcare IT
China short form video app Kuaishou sees massive surge in value after IPO, marking biggest tech debut since Uber's public offering in 2019
US military should use 'information warfare' to strike back against ransomware gangs, as cyber-attacks threaten to disable state and local services
Dacia, Jeep, Renault amongst latest automotive brands to see production affected as impact of chip shortage continues to spread
PayPal subsidiary Venmo under investigation by US consumer regulator over 'unauthorised' debt collections as new administration tightens enforcement
Latest effort by US lawmakers to limit legal protections of online giants over misinformation takes on greater urgency after deadly Capitol siege
Service launched down under in bid to neutralise Australian government effort to force firms to pay local content publishers
Controversial aerial surveillance program in major US city to reduce crime ended, after lawsuit and pressure from civil rights group
Huge exposure of personal emails and passwords found on dark web hacker forum, is a compilation of many previous breaches
Australian prime minister reportedly has “constructive meeting” with Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai over controversial media law
Many of the cybersecurity threats come from outside a business’s firewall. However, has your enterprise considered the security threats your staff and contractors could present? Most business will use a range of technologies to protect their networks usually with some form of firewall to prevent outside attacks on their systems. However, security breaches can also happen inside a business. In practice this can mean the firewalls in place will not protect systems from potential damage either from malicious attacks or accidental security breaches. Employees and contractors can be a security threat many enterprises do not pay close attention to.
Valuable lessons. Second malfunction of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rocket, as it attempts to land vertically after successful launch
Silicon squeeze. Global shortage of silicon chips will be a topic covered during Taiwan's meeting with a senior US official
Parler founder and CEO John Matze confirms he has been fired by board of directors, as far right social platform faces uncertain future