Facebook parent company fined 265 million euro by Irish data watchdog
Tech giant Meta has been fined 265 million euro by Ireland’s data protection watchdog for breaching EU data privacy laws. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the sanction against the Facebook parent company for failing to
Google reaches £333m settlement with 40 US states over location tracking
Google has agreed to a 391.5 million US dollar (£333 million) settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced. They called it the largest
Record amount of online child abuse blocked, safety group says
More online child sexual abuse material is being blocked by tech firms than ever before, The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has said. The online safety group helps platforms find and take down web pages and addresses
Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom
An Australian health insurer’s customer data – including diagnoses and treatments – is being held for ransom by a cyber criminal in the nation’s second major privacy breach in a month, officials have said. Trade in
Complacency is biggest cyber risk, not hackers, Information Commissioner says
The biggest cyber risk businesses face is from complacency, not hackers, the UK Information Commissioner has said as he urged firms to better protect themselves from cyber threats. John Edwards issued the warning as the UK
UK Online Safety Bill needs a ‘total rewrite’, human rights lawyer says
The Online Safety Bill in its current form is a “mess” and needs a “total rewrite”, a leading digital human rights lawyer has said. Dr Susie Alegre has written a legal opinion piece warning that the
