Data

TikTok Asks For Emergency Pause On US Divestiture Law

TikTok, ByteDance ask court for emergency injunction to pause enforcement of divestiture law pending Supreme Court appeal

2 weeks ago

Top EU Court Says Meta Must Limit Data For Ad Targeting

Highest EU court rules in favour of privacy advocate Max Schrems, saying Facebook parent Meta must minimise data used for…

2 months ago

LinkedIn Suspends Use Of UK Data For AI

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn suspends use of UK user data to train generative AI after concerns expressed by data protection office

3 months ago

Privacy Group Files GDPR Complaints Over X AI Data Plans

Vienna privacy group Noyb files GDPR complaints in nine countries over X plans to use user data to train AI…

4 months ago

TikTok Asks Court To Reject Secret Court Filings In Ban Challenge

TikTok, ByteDance ask appeals court to reject US request to file parts of case in secret as companies challenge US…

5 months ago

Oracle To Pay $115m In Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Oracle to pay $115m to settle proposed class-action lawsuit over 'digital dossiers' that allegedly collected data on hundreds of millions

5 months ago

AT&T ‘Paid Hacker $300,000’ To Delete Stolen Data

AT&T reportedly pays hacker $300,000 to delete cache of stolen data affecting 'nearly all' its customer base

5 months ago

TikTok Offered US ‘Kill Switch’ Over Data Concerns

TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court…

6 months ago

UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data Misuse

Independent retailers sue Amazon for £1bn in biggest-ever UK retail case alleging company misused their data to launch rival products

6 months ago

Microsoft ‘Recalls’ AI Screenshots After Backlash

Microsoft takes step back on 'Recall' AI screenshot feature on Copilot+ PCs after critics compare it to pre-installed spyware

6 months ago

Hackers Offer To Sell Hacked Data On Santander Customers, Staff

Hacking group posts advert to sell customer, staff data allegedly stolen from Santander after bank acknowledges hack in May

7 months ago

Fears Over ‘Mass Surveillance’ With Bill Changes

techUK and other tech, human rights groups say proposed changes to Investigatory Powers Act could introduce 'mass surveillance'

9 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Connectivity in Orbit

Welcome to the Silicon In Focus Podcast, where we bring you the latest insights and discussions at the intersection of…

10 months ago

OpenAI Deal With AP Gives Access To News Archive

ChatGPT developer OpenAI reaches deal with Associated Press giving access to news archive back to 1985 amidst data controversy

1 year ago

US State’s TikTok Lawsuit Criticised For ‘Irrelevant Posturing’

US state of Indiana criticised for devoting more than 90 percent of complaint against TikTok to 'irrelevant posturing'

2 years ago

Microsoft To Pay $20m In Child Data Settlement

Microsoft to pay $20 million settlement after FTC found it illegally collected and retained data from child users of Xbox…

2 years ago

BBC, Boots, British Airways Hit By Mass Hack

BBC, Boots, British Airways on growing list of companies affected by hack last week of US data-transfer software used around…

2 years ago

TikTok Sues Montana Over App Ban

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok sues US state of Montana over law that would ban distribution of app in state…

2 years ago

Former ByteDance Executive Accuses Firm Of ‘Lawlessness’

ByteDance says it will 'vigorously' fight allegations by former executive as TikTok subsidiary faces data privacy criticism

2 years ago

SAP, Siemens Say EU Data Act Endangers Trade Secrets

Germany's SAP, Siemens and other companies say upcoming Data Act obligations could force disclosure of trade secrets

2 years ago

TikTok Tracked UK Journalist Via Cat Account

TikTok tracked location of Financial Times journalist Cristina Criddle via an account in the name of her cat, as data…

2 years ago

Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Personal Data Risk

Italian data regulator bans ChatGPT in country and opens probe into whether chatbot's data collection complies with GDPR

2 years ago

Clearview ‘Carried Out Nearly 1m Searches’ For US Police

Controversial facial recognition company Clearview has carried out nearly 1 million searches for US police, founder tells BBC

2 years ago

UK Ranks Fourth In World For Big Tech Data Requests

UK ranks fourth in world and second in Europe for data requests from biggest tech companes, as study reveals decade…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

Hacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens

Hacker offers data on 1 billion Chinese citizens for sale in online forum, claims to have stolen data from Shanghai…

2 years ago

Government Pushes NHS Data Sharing Amidst Controversy

Government announces plans to improve NHS patient data access to third-party researchers while boosting patient access to medical records via…

3 years ago

AI-Powered Surveillance Systems ‘Spreading In China’

'One Person, One File' systems using AI to automatically identify individuals and classify data spreading rapidly in China, claims report

3 years ago

Facebook Metaverse To Use Tech From Former Military Contractor

Facebook to build its 'metaverse' with technology from AI.Reverie, which has long history of US military and defence contracts

3 years ago

Volvo Cars Investigates Cyber-Theft Of R&D Data

Volvo Cars says investigating theft of research and development data in cyber-attack that may have an effect on the company's…

3 years ago