Regulation Archives

Mozilla exposes 12 major bugs in Facebook’s transparency API

July 26, 2019

Mozilla has publicly documented 12 major bugs in Facebook’s transparency API – a tool that Facebook has now rolled out globally following the EU elections.

Facebook debuts ‘scam ad’ reporting tool with Martin Lewis and Citizens Advice

July 16, 2019

Facebook has launched a scam ad reporting tool that lets people ads they believe to be misleading or scams on Facebook.

US to fine Facebook $5bn for Cambridge Analytica user data scandal- report

July 15, 2019

The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a fine of about $5bn for Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report.

‘Blazing rows and bedroom chatter’: Google smart speaker recordings leaked

July 15, 2019

Google is investigating the source who leaked information about how it reviews and transcribes recordings from Google Home smart speakers and Google Assistant virtual assistant.

France angers Trump with 3% tax on large digital firms

July 12, 2019

The French government has proposed a new tax in the country, that would charge large internet companies including Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook a 3% levy on their revenues, drawing ire from the US as a result.

GDPR bites: Marriot fined $99m for data breach

July 11, 2019

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a second fine this week to hotel chain Marriott for more than £99 million under the GDPR.

Dr Amazon: Alexa to answer health questions via NHS partnership

July 10, 2019

Amazon has stuck a deal with the NHS in the UK to give users health advice and diagnose their problems via the Alexa voice app.

Biggest GDPR fine yet: British Airways to pay £183m for data breach

July 9, 2019

British Airways is facing a record fine of £183m for last year’s breach of its security systems, which lead to the theft of customer data from the airlines website.

Peek into the Matrix? Facebook outage reveals AI tags of user photos

July 5, 2019

Facebook uses were given a rare behind-the scenes glimpse of how their photos are automatically tagged by the social network, when an outage showed text instead of their profile images.

Brexit the biggest concern for UK tech workforce

June 27, 2019

Despite an encouraging optimism in the UK tech industry, the impact of Brexit is causing the most concern for IT professionals, according to a new report.