Natalia Drozdiak reports: For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business. “If we don’t create standards that people feel are legitimate, they won’t trust institutions or technology,” Facebook’s [Read More…]
Facebook’s plans to roll out its new Dating profile feature in the EU in time for Valentine’s Day has hit a snag. That snag is Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, who raided Facebook’s offices today. From the DPC, this statement: 12th February 2020 Facebook Ireland first contacted the Irish Data Protection [Read More…]
Jon Brodkin reports: US officials say they have evidence that Huawei has backdoor access to mobile-phone networks around the world, according to a Wall Street Journal article published today. “We have evidence that Huawei has the capability secretly to access sensitive and personal information in systems it maintains and sells around the [Read More…]
Lauren Feiner reports: As California’s digital privacy bill hurtles toward the first day of enforcement on July 1, federal lawmakers are under pressure to establish a national standard. Several proposals are making their way around Congress but two points of contention still threaten to hold up negotiations over new legislation. First is [Read More…]