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Google’s Vint Cerf voices support for common criteria for political ad targeting
Google VP Vint Cerf has voiced support for a single set of standards for Internet platforms to apply around political…
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Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica, fine could scale to $529BN
Australia’s privacy watchdog is suing Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data breach — which, back in 2018, became a global…
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Reddit partners and integrates with mental health service Crisis Text Line
Reddit, a discussion website and home to thousands of communities, announced this week a new partnership with mental health service…
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India restores social media access in Kashmir for 2 weeks
For the first time in eight months, people in Kashmir can use WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media services…
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Finally dark mode arrives to soothe your 3am WhatsApps
Facebook -owned WhatsApp is finally giving users’ eyes a break by rolling out a dark mode setting to the messaging…
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Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns
Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature —…
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Twitter adds a button so you can thread your shower thoughts
Hold that tweet — and add another one. Twitter is adding a new feature for mobile users to make it…
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Facebook pushes EU for dilute and fuzzy internet content rules
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Europe this week — attending a security conference in Germany over the weekend where…
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Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings
Facebook has been left red-faced after being forced to call off the launch date of its dating service in Europe…
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Radar, a location data startup, says its ‘big bet’ is on putting privacy first
Pick any app on your phone, and there’s a greater than average chance that it’s tracking your location right now.…
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