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Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

2018-11-25 16:52:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Rarely-used Parliamentary powers were invoked to demand the documents from a US executive in London.

How to Protect Your Online Privacy: A Practical Guide

2018-11-07 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but they rarely do anything to actually achieve it. The problem is that bad actors know and rely on this fact, and that's why there's been a steady rise in identity theft cases from 2013 to 2017, often resulting in loss of reputation or financial woes.

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ICO confirms GBP 500,000 Facebook fine for data privacy violations

2018-10-25 20:15:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that Facebook is being fined GBP 500,000 for serious violations of data protection law. The ICO announced its intention to fine the company in July as part of a wider investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes.

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The CLOUD Act's Privacy Repercussions for Global Businesses

2018-10-24 19:23:38| TechNewsWorld

Just when the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, was about to go into effect, the United States Congress created the CLOUD Act. Without any public hearings, review or public comment, Congress passed the legislation as part of the $1.3 trillion government spending bill. The CLOUD Act changed the privacy provisions that previously were in effect.

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