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TikTok considers changes to data policies amid rising security concerns

By Praharsha Anand published

News The ByteDance-owned app also faces a potential £27m fine over privacy violations

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Oracle's massive advertising database operates without user consent, lawsuit claims

By Rory Bathgate published

News Rights organisers have accused Oracle of collecting an undue level of sensitive data to identify consumers online

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India forced Twitter to hire a government agent, whistleblower claims

By Zach Marzouk published

News Former employee Peiter Zatko says the social media platform gave the agent direct unsupervised access to the company’s systems and user data

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Microsoft blocking Tutanota users from Teams registration, claims fix unfeasible

By Rory Bathgate published

News Tutanota claim this is an antitrust issue, as the company shares the problem with the public

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TikTok to give researchers new API for insight, greater transparency

By Rory Bathgate published

News Trends identified by independent analysts could inform business decisions

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Google fined $971k for litigation misconduct in privacy suit

By Praharsha Anand published

News The sanction was imposed after the tech giant failed to disclose key pieces of evidence pertinent to the case

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Amazon gave police departments Ring footage without permission

By Zach Marzouk published

News The tech giant has done this 11 times this year

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Google merges Chrome and Android password managers after community feedback

By Zach Marzouk published

News The tech giant is also giving users the ability to generate passwords for iOS apps when Chrome is set as the autofill provider

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Blockchain-based Gmail plugin lets users keep control over email attachments after they're sent

By Daniel Todd published

News Document GPS email extension for Google Workspace considered world's first Gmail tokenization tool

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IRS lets taxpayers bypass facial recognition with virtual interviews

By Praharsha Anand published

News The temporary solution will be in effect through the 2022 tax filing season

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