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Brussels and Washington need to find a route to a workable legal framework
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission says US company breached rules that safeguard user information
An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
Proposed legislation will weaken the security of messaging apps or prompt their operators to leave Britain altogether
FBI, Interpol and UK National Crime Agency among law enforcement groups warning about tech company’s plans
Provisions in the online safety bill to ‘scan’ messages for child abuse images are ill thought through
Yale academic was among the first to show that tech groups’ ‘free’ products could be anti-competitive
There is scant evidence that it deters crime and it raises troubling privacy concerns
Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple’s privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
Judges rule shortcomings ‘ought to have been addressed urgently’ by MI5’s board and Home Office
The professor who predicted that computers would change our lives demands a right to sanctuary from data ‘theft’
Decision could also force changes to how Facebook and Instagram owner leverages user data for adverts
Proposed figure would be largest settlement achieved in a US data privacy class action and biggest paid by Facebook parent
The challenge over privacy demonstrates that implementing new safety laws is not always straightforward
Facebook parent has received almost €1bn in levies from European regulators over data protection
US states claimed location data continued to be collected even after users chose to stop having their whereabouts recorded
Watchdog gets tough with social media groups over use of personal information for targeted ads
Move comes just 18 months after tech giant introduced privacy changes that disrupted market
Investigation by children’s digital rights charity highlights policies of Google Classroom and ClassDojo
Minister for electronics and IT says Big Tech is used to ‘little or no scrutiny’ after criticism of government’s plans
US campaigners worry that fertility apps could be weaponised against women seeking abortions
Home Office strengthens UK regulator with plans to amend child protection legislation
Purported leak of personal information of more than 1bn people offered for sale for $200,000
At the moment, we have the worst of both worlds: researchers struggle to access data yet leaks are almost inevitable
Preserving digital privacy is a triangular game between users, tech companies and legislators
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