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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
Rerouting traffic to Russia-controlled regions makes Ukrainians’ data vulnerable to interception and censorship by the Kremlin
The technology of vaccine verification is assisting our return to normal life but at what cost?
While there are details to come about combining security and competition in the Digital Markets Act, it is not mission impossible
Not all big tech groups are ready for new privacy regulations
Move comes after Apple introduced user privacy measures that shook $400bn digital ads industry
Lawsuit seeks billions in damages for claims that social media platform harvested reams of data without consent
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