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IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
IBM CEO Latest To Pile Onto Big Tech
November 27, 2018  |  Facebook

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google, over their data collection practices. Rometty pointed...

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UK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs
UK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs
November 26, 2018  |  Facebook

The U.K. Parliament could release confidential documents on Facebook that it seized, as soon as this week, as the pressure on the social media’s executives mounts...

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Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
October 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious...

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Guardian Mobile Firewall Gearing Up To Launch App That Filters, Blocks Traffic
Guardian Mobile Firewall Gearing Up To Launch App That Filters, Blocks Traffic
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Guardian Mobile Firewall, the new smart firewall app that is currently in a closed beta test, will be made available soon, filtering and blocking traffic...

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Google Backtracks After Chrome Login Controversy
Google Backtracks After Chrome Login Controversy
September 26, 2018  |  Google

For Google, a bit of backtracking. In the wake of controversy over its Chrome browser that dominated headlines this week, the search giant has said...

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Microsoft, Adobe, SAP Form Open Data Initiative Partnership
Microsoft, Adobe, SAP Form Open Data Initiative Partnership
September 24, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Adobe, Microsoft and SAP announced on Monday (Sept. 24) the introduction of the Open Data Initiative at the Microsoft Ignite conference being held this week....

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Senate Commerce Committee Wants A Word With Google, Amazon, Twitter
Senate Commerce Committee Wants A Word With Google, Amazon, Twitter
September 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

AT&T, Twitter, Alphabet’s Google and three other major web and internet service companies plan to testify before a U.S. Senate panel later in September to...

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Internet Association Says Companies Support National Data Privacy Rules
Internet Association Says Companies Support National Data Privacy Rules
September 12, 2018  |  Regulation

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it supports...

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British Airways Data Hack A Test Case For GDPR
British Airways Data Hack A Test Case For GDPR
September 10, 2018  |  Regulation

GDPR compliance has yet to be fully embraced by firms on a global scale, yet headlines from this past week show just what the repercussions...

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