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Google To Delete Location History Of Users Who Visit Abortion Clinics

Google to automatically delete location history of users who go near sensitive locations such as abortion clinics following Roe v…

3 years ago

Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Huawei 5G Ban

Fresh setback for Huawei after Swedish Appeal Court upholds lower court ruling that banned equipment from the Chinese giant

3 years ago

Wikileaks Julian Assange Extradition To US Approved By Home Secretary

Julian Assange loses decade long battle against his extradition to the United States, but Wikileaks says it will appeal decision

3 years ago

EU’s ‘Revised’ Disinformation Code Of Practice Backed By Tech Giants

EU's “strengthened” Code of Practice on Disinformation is signed by 34 tech firms, platforms and civil groups to beef up…

3 years ago

Apple Faces £750m Claim Over Battery Slowdown

Battery gate returns. Fresh claim against Apple over its deliberate policy of slowing older iPhones in order to protect handsets…

3 years ago

Meta Fails To Overturn UK Order To Sell Giphy

Meta has mostly failed in its appeal against the CMA order to sell Giphy, after judges dismissed all but one…

3 years ago

Ericsson Confirms SEC Investigation Over Iraq Conduct

Swedish firm says it is “fully co-operating” with the US SEC, after it opened an investigation of Ericsson's conduct in…

3 years ago

US Agency Deepens Tesla Autopilot Investigation

Federal agency upgrades investigation into Tesla's Autopilot, in what is being touted as the first step before issuing a recall

3 years ago

NSO Boss To Be Questioned By Spanish Judge Over Spyware Claim

Spain's High Court on Tuesday called for CEO of Israel's NSO to testify in case about Pegasus spying on Spanish…

3 years ago

Texas AG Investigates Twitter For ‘Deceptive Practices’ Over Bots

Republican attorney general of Texas starts investigation of Twitter, after Elon Musk's public complaints about bots and fake accounts

3 years ago

US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Input On WhatsApp’s NSO Lawsuit

Justices on US Supreme Court mull whether Meta's WhatsApp can pursue its lawsuit against NSO Group, and seek Biden administration…

3 years ago

Amazon Hits Out At US Congress Antitrust Bill

Online retail giant Amazon slams US antitrust bill for unfairly singling it out, while not targetting rival retailers such as…

3 years ago

US Supreme Court Blocks Controversial Texas Social Media Law

Content moderation victory? Tech industry celebrates as US Supreme Court blocks controversial Texas social media law from taking effect

3 years ago

Twitter Fined $150 Million For Sharing User Telephone Numbers

Privacy settlement with the FTC and DoJ sees Twitter agreeing to pay $150 million for using user email addresses, phone…

3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Sued By DC AG Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Four years later, and Washington DC Attorney General decides to sue Mark Zuckerberg personally over Cambridge Analytica scandal

3 years ago

Crypto Investor Arrested After Visiting Home Of TerraUSD Founder

South Korean crypto investor under police investigation after visiting home of Do Kwon, creator of failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, to ask…

3 years ago

Texas Social Media Law Battle Heads To Supreme Court

Battle between Texas and social networking giants reaches US Supreme Court, and it could decide future of online content moderation…

3 years ago

Nvidia Charged By SEC For ‘Inadequate Disclosures’ About Crypto Mining

US financial regulator charges GPU giant Nvidia for “inadequate disclosures” concerning the impact of crypto mining on the company’s gaming…

3 years ago

Killnet Threatens To Shut Down Hospital Ventilators, After London Arrest

Russian cybercrime hacking group Killnet reportedly threaten to shut down ventilators at British hospitals, after gang member arrest in London

3 years ago

EU Antitrust Head Calls For Global Approach To Tackle Big Tech

Europe's antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager says there needs to be a global approach to tackle the power of big name…

3 years ago

Dutch Watchdog To Investigate Google Play Store Practices

The Netherlands' competition watchdog remains locked in a dispute with Apple, but now has opted to also investigate the practices…

3 years ago

German Minister Urges Tougher EU Antitrust Action

Must get tougher? German minister urges EC to consider breaking up companies for serious antitrust breaches, amid antitrust reform proposals

3 years ago

US To Impose Sanctions On China’s Hikvision – Report

Biden administration is targetting Chinese CCTV giant Hikvision with potential sanctions for 'enabling' human rights abuses

3 years ago

Google Calls For Dismissal Of £1.25bn EU Antitrust Fine

Google begins laying out arguments in Luxembourg's General Court calling for the dismissal of a £1.25bn EU antitrust fine over…

3 years ago

Global Nations Sign Declaration For Free, Open Internet

Multiple nations including US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, launch 'Declaration for the Future of the Internet' to safeguard open and…

3 years ago

Amazon Won’t Face Federal Action Over Tornado Warehouse Collapse

No citation or penalities to be issued by federal agency, after December tornado flattened Amazon's DLI4 warehouse, killing six people

3 years ago

Israeli Private Eye Pleads Guilty In Wirecard Hacking Case

Israeli private detective pleads guilty to hacking targets on behalf of Wirecard, in first successful prosectution since German fintech's collapse…

3 years ago

Tesla Asks Judge For Pause In California Racism Lawsuit

Electric car maker Tesla asks US judge for a pause in racial discrimination lawsuit brought against it by Californian agency

3 years ago

US Appeals Court Will Not Overturn California Net Neutrality Ruling

US Court of Appeals will not reconsider its decision to uphold California's net neutrality law, but telecom groups may appeal…

3 years ago

Apple Faces Extra EU Antitrust Charge Over Music Streaming – Report

European Commission is reportedly mulling an additional antitrust charge, amid its ongoing music streaming investigation of Apple

3 years ago