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Facebook parent has received almost €1bn in levies from European regulators over data protection
Campaigners say invalidation of member states’ databases will hinder efforts to tackle abuse of ownership rules
US analytics giant Palantir remains most prominent bidder for £360mn data platform
Anti-corruption campaigners seek release of bank data by judge but run into privacy concerns
IT minister says ‘balanced’ legislation is designed to accelerate economic growth
Letter to Federal Trade Commission claims platform’s billionaire owner has shown ‘disregard’ for user safety
US states claimed location data continued to be collected even after users chose to stop having their whereabouts recorded
Elon Musk says service ‘needs some tweaks’ as chaotic takeover of the social media platform continues
The war in Ukraine and new developments in artificial intelligence highlight advances in cyber defence. Plus: how organisations should prepare and respond to breaches; and, is cyber insurance worth the money?
Leaders need to be alive to growing threats and tighter regulations
Attacks are inevitable so preparation is key to limiting damage
Privacy watchdog finds education department gave improper access to identifying information
White House calls executive order a ‘critical step’ for transatlantic relations
Companies like Amazon and Microsoft routinely destroy used hard drives in the name of data security — but industry insiders say there is a better option
Moves to undermine messaging encryption could embolden hostile nation states, Will Cathcart says
Watchdog gets tough with social media groups over use of personal information for targeted ads
Why we should hear more, not less, from the people running big data
Data Protection Commission’s ruling relates to complaints that account settings defaulted to public
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
FTC alleges details from millions of devices could be used to track users to sensitive places such as abortion clinics
Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot comes as data takes centre stage in competition concerns
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
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