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Facebook facing heat for sending EU data to US, which, like China, is accused of snooping
A recent court ruling found that some trans-Atlantic data transfers don’t protect users from American government snooping.
TikTok's astute exit from Hong Kong will likely keep it going in the US
It is a ‘win-win’ move for TikTok as it does not risk angering China by refusing to share user data, but it can focus on growing in the US.
Xiaomi dismisses reports that it collects user data, says it is serious about data privacy
The clarification came after reports that Mi Browser collects unnecessary info while browsing and sends the user data to other countries.
Facebook settles privacy investigation with USD 5 billion
The settlement would be the largest civil penalty ever paid to the agency.
New Biometric Privacy Platform to safeguard AADHAAR data
Biometric Privacy Platform adds a privacy and consumer-choice layer on top of Aadhaar online and offline authentication modes.
Facebook shared private messages with partners
The newspaper on Wednesday detailed special arrangements between Facebook and companies such as Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify.
Facebook says companies got access to data only after user permission
The paper reported that Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually all Facebook users’ friends.
Facebook mulled charging for access to user data
The company said it considered charging application makers to access data at the social network.