Google and Facebook accused of limiting ad competition with ‘sweetheart deal’- report
Google and Facebook have been accused of striking a deal to limit competition in advertising, according to a news report.
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WhatsApp extends update deadline amid privacy concerns
WhatsApp is extending the date to accept its new terms and conditions to May 15 from the previous date of February 8.
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account due to ‘incitement of violence’
Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening.
Nearly 70% of Brits’ don’t trust public authorities with personal data
Spain and Ireland trust public authorities with their personal data the least in Europe, according to new research.
Analysis reveals two key reasons behind 65% of GDPR fines
Two key issues – unsecured data and lack of appropriate security – are behind 65% of all GDPR fines issued against European organisations to date, totalling £482m in penalties, according to new research.
Guest comment: The piracy that lurks in the app stores
In the same way that household-name advertising is known to fund pirate websites on the open web, the same is turning out to be true of the in-app ecosystem – and that ecosystem is booming. Peter Szyszko, CEO, White Bullet looks at how in-app is piracy’s new Wild West.
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter strike social media ad deal over hate speech
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have struck a deal with advertising giants over harmful content, as the tech giants attempt to restore relations hammered by this year’s advertising boycott of social media sites.
TikTok deal in doubt as Trump demands total US control
Donald Trump has warned he is prepared to cut off the Tiktok deal with Oracle and Walmart in the US, unless he is convinced that US companies will have “total control”.
YouTube faces lawsuit over UK children’s privacy
YouTube is facing a major lawsuit over its alleged tracking of children under age 13 in the UK.
The growth of privacy regulations: 65% of the world population’s data to be covered by 2023
By 2023, 65% of the world’s population will have its personal data covered under modern privacy regulations, up from 10% in 2020, according to a new report.