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    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      Technology regulation
      India pivots to online regulation after scrapping personal data bill

      Minister for electronics and IT says Big Tech is used to ‘little or no scrutiny’ after criticism of government’s plans

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      OutlookJessica Rawnsley
      Reversing Roe has sharpened the data-mining threat

      US campaigners worry that fertility apps could be weaponised against women seeking abortions

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Social Media
      Ofcom to get more powers over tech groups in online safety drive

      Home Office strengthens UK regulator with plans to amend child protection legislation

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Cyber Security
      China censors news of alleged hacking of Shanghai police database

      Purported leak of personal information of more than 1bn people offered for sale for $200,000

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      How to save more lives and avoid a privacy apocalypse

      At the moment, we have the worst of both worlds: researchers struggle to access data yet leaks are almost inevitable

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      John Thornhill
      The threat of US data harvesting grows as abortion ban looms

      Preserving digital privacy is a triangular game between users, tech companies and legislators

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Technology
      Russian forces usurp Ukrainian internet infrastructure in Donbas

      Rerouting traffic to Russia-controlled regions makes Ukrainians’ data vulnerable to interception and censorship by the Kremlin

    • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
      FT MagazineDave Lee
      The great post-Covid privacy creep

      The technology of vaccine verification is assisting our return to normal life but at what cost?

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Marietje Schaake
      Privacy concerns should not block EU’s attempts to curb big tech power

      While there are details to come about combining security and competition in the Digital Markets Act, it is not mission impossible

    • Monday, 21 March, 2022
      LexAdvertising
      Digital advertising: companies reliant on behavioural technology need new workarounds Premium content

      Not all big tech groups are ready for new privacy regulations

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      Technology sector
      Google to limit ad tracking across apps on Android

      Move comes after Apple introduced user privacy measures that shook $400bn digital ads industry

    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
      Meta Platforms
      Facebook owner Meta sued by Texas over facial recognition system

      Lawsuit seeks billions in damages for claims that social media platform harvested reams of data without consent

    • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
      Germany
      Top German court instructs Facebook to divulge data on users who insulted MP

      Constitutional court ruling allows Renate Künast to consider legal proceedings against authors of posts

    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
      Special ReportFuture of AI and Digital Healthcare
      Rise of tracing apps highlights threats to civil liberties

      Technology intended to mitigate the harm from the pandemic has generated controversy in parts of Asia

    • Friday, 28 January, 2022
      InterviewInformation Commissioner's Office
      UK seeks leadership role in global privacy, says new watchdog head

      Information commissioner believes ‘friction’ in EU data rules gives post-Brexit opportunity to take on Big Tech

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Google LLC
      Google changes course on cookies following ad industry backlash

      Search giant overhauls central part of new technology designed to replace tracking files over privacy concerns

    • Saturday, 11 December, 2021
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Credit Suisse seeks access to personal staff mobiles

      Bank, which does not provide corporate devices, tells employees not to delete relevant messages

    • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
      Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan
      National security concerns pile pressure on ‘splinternet’ cracks

      A more fragmented internet is inevitable, but governments should not intensify fissures without good measure

    • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
      #techFT
      Facebook’s facial recognition removal comes with caveats

      The social media giant’s purge does not end its reliance on facial recognition

    • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
      FT MagazineElaine Moore
      We need to keep an eye on home surveillance

      Amazon’s Ring doorbells are just the start. Indoor drones and robots on wheels — all with cameras — could be next

    • Sunday, 17 October, 2021
      Apple Inc
      Apple’s privacy changes create windfall for its own advertising business

      iPhone maker’s share of mobile app advertising market has tripled in six months

    • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
      Meta Platforms
      Facebook pressed to release research on how its platforms affect users

      Head of safety defends social media group after report it buried research into mental health impact

    • Monday, 27 September, 2021
      Meta Platforms
      Facebook suspends plan to launch Instagram Kids app as critics circle

      Opposition to new photo-sharing platform for under-13s gathers momentum in Washington

    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      UK to ask G7 for privacy overhaul targeting online tracking requests

      Regulator suggests simplifying choices to end repeated ‘cookie’ pop-ups from websites seeking user consent

    • Friday, 3 September, 2021
      Apple delays child abuse detection system after backlash

      iPhone maker says it will take time to ‘collect input’ and ‘make improvements’

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