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Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes
Apple board advises investors to vote against shareholder proposal to end diversity programmes as Meta, Amazon seek favour with Trump
Amazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives
Amazon, Meta end diversity and inclusion initiatives as tech firms re-align policies with those of president-elect Trump and his supporters
Threads, Instagram To Promote More Political Content
Meta's Threads, Instagram platforms to promote more political content as company shifts policies closer to those of Donald Trump
Nick Clegg To Leave Meta, Hand Over Post To Republican
Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to leave global affairs post at Meta ahead of Donald Trump's return to presidency
Intel Invests $300m To Expand China Chip Processing Plant
Intel to expand operations at major chip packaging and testing plant in Chengdu, in show of support for China amidst tensions
Google Adds AI Disclosure Requirements For Political Ads
Google adds disclosure requirements for AI-generated or digitally altered content in political ads as elections loom
Greatest Cyber Risks Are Extortion, Geopolitical Tension, SMB Attacks
Mimecast in its latest Threat Intelligence report reveals the greatest current cybersecurity threats to business defences
Russia’s FSB Hacking UK Politicians, Warns NCSC
NCSC warns Russian intelligence services conducting “sustained, unsuccessful attempts to interfere in UK politics”
EU Writes To Mark Zuckerberg Over Hamas Attack Disinformation
Thierry Breton gives Meta similar warning issued to Elon Musk about disinformation concerning deadly attack on Israel by Hamas
Facebook Demands Halt To Ad Targeting Research
Facebook tells New York University researchers to stop collecting data on how it targets political ads, with days to go before US election
Facebook Considers ‘Kill Switch’ On Political Ads After...
Facebook is wary of its platform being used to contest the US election results in November and is reportedly looking for ways to mitigate interference
Zuckerberg Urges Closer Regulation Of Social Media
Social media companies should be regulated as something between a newspaper and a telecommunications firm, Facebook chief tells conference
Google To Restrict Political Adverts Worldwide
Political adverts that target sections of people will no longer be allowed on Google's platforms worldwide
Civil Rights Activists Meet Zuckerberg, As Facebook Rebrands
Meeting with Facebook boss over political adverts, as social network rebrands itself as FACEBOOK
Twitter Clarifies Rules After Call For Trump Ban
Platform says not in the public interest to remove politicians' tweets, after Democrat pressure to ban politicians' tweets
Twitter To Tighten Rules For Politicians
Intended for Trump? Tweets from politicians that break house rules will be hidden behind warning notice
Australian Politicians Hacked By ‘Sophisticated State...
Cyber whodunnit after Prime Minister warns of 'nation state hack' of Australian political parties and parliament
China Arrests Two Canadians Following Detention Of Huawei CFO
An entrepreneur and a former diplomat have been taken into custody in China on suspicion of 'endangering national security', amidst an increasingly bitter international trade conflict
RSA Conference Puts Politics, Data Protection In The Spotlight
RSA Conference 2019: Following a year of controversies around politics, misinformation, data leaks and massive security breaches, RSA Conference looks to shed light on the issues
Google Chief Sundar Pichai Faces Congressional Hot Seat This Week
In a year of belligerent hearings targeting Facebook and Twitter, Google is now set to come in for its moment of hostile political scrutiny
Information Commissioner Calls For Regulation Of Social Media
A new regulatory body is needed to police social media firms' 'very disturbing' use of personal data for political purposes, Elizabeth Denham tells Parliament
ICO Fines Emma’s Diary £140,000 Over Campaign Data
The pregnancy advice site illegally sold the personal data of one million people to the Labour Party for use in the 2017 General Election
Facebook Deletes Fake Accounts Ahead Of US Elections
Dozens of accounts were involved in 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour', but Facebook stops short of saying Russia's to blame
Cambridge Analytica Parent Worked For Ministry Of Defence
Parent firm SCL had 'routine access' to secret government information and worked with the Ministry of Defence on psychological operations, say whistleblower papers
‘Russian’ Fancy Bear State-Backed Hackers Attack US Senate
The Fancy Bear hacking group, best known for infiltrating the DNC, is making efforts to steal information from US political targets and Olympics groups
McAfee Ends Government Source Code Reviews
The US security firm has banned future reviews of its products' source code by governments amidst growing tension over cyber-espionage
Twitter To Clearly Label Political Adverts
Heightened sensitivity about political interference on social media results in new rules from Twitter
Micro Focus Bans Source Code Reviews By ‘High Risk’...
The company's move follows HPE's admission it allowed a Russian military agency to inspect the source code of security tool ArcSight
Additional Google Account Security Aims To ‘Deter Political...
The programme, aimed at high-profile executives and politicians, is to introduce a secont physical key and block access to data by third-party tools