South Korea fines Google and Meta over privacy violations
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won (£62.35 million) for tracking consumers’ online behaviour without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements. South Korea’s Personal Information and
UK Online Safety Bill is not fit for purpose, say IT experts
Tech experts have concerns over whether the Online Safety Bill is workable, with only a small minority believing it is currently fit for purpose, according to a survey of the IT industry. A study by BCS,
Snapchat introduces Family Centre tool to boost child safety
Snapchat is introducing a new in-app tool to enable parents to get more insights on how their teenagers use Snapchat without compromising their children’s privacy. Family Centre will show parents their children’s friend list and who
Avast’s £6bn cybersecurity merger given provisional approval
The £6 billion merger between British cybersecurity company Avast and US rival NortonLifeLock has been provisionally given the green light by the UK competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it does not believe
New website checker launched to combat online fraud
A new website-checking tool has been launched to help users confirm whether a site is legitimate before they visit. Internet safety group Get Safe Online has worked with fraud prevention service Cifas to create the tool,
Google Chrome only blocking a quarter of phishing websites, researchers claim
Google’s Chrome web browser is only preventing users from visiting around a quarter of suspicious sites that are likely to be part of phishing scams, Which? has claimed. The consumer group said a study searching the
