The Evolution of Online Scams: 21 game-changing digital crimes [INFOGRAPHIC]
From credit cards to dating sites, this infographic shows how digital data has been used and abused over time.
Regulation
Apple and Google outline new GDPR privacy features
Apple will be bringing refreshed privacy controls for its devices and iCloud services in May with its launch of iOS 11.3, ahead of the new European data privacy laws.
Facebook offers bounty up to $40,000 for reporting data misuse
Facebook is offering a bounty to anyone who discovers rule-violating use of data by developers on the platform, paying from $500 to upward of $40,000 for substantiated cases.
More than half UK internet users leave routers open to security threats
Computers, smartphones, tablets and millions of other devices in homes across the UK could be at risk from hackers and viruses because many people do not carry out basic security and maintenance on their Wi-Fi routers.
Most brands admit sales lost to counterfeiting: AI and dark web new threats
Almost half of brands (47%) lose sales revenue to counterfeit or pirated goods, with 1 in 3 reporting a loss of more than 10%, according to new research.
“Your user agreement sucks”: Facebook founder admits privacy mistakes in US senate hearing
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted he had made mistakes over the handling of millions of users data by Cambridge Analytica during the first day of a senate hearing in the US.
Beating Brexit barriers: Most UK businesses want close regulatory alignment with EU
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union next year and head into a transition phase, a new report outlines where British businesses want to stay close to EU rules and where they want divergence.
Social media: and how corporate communications became more complicated
9 ways social media has rewritten the rules of protest – and rewritten the day job for communications teams. With the smallest voice able to take on the biggest brand, here’s a few key watch-outs for communications teams.
Facebook suspends Brexit data firm Aggregate IQ over alleged data breach
Facebook has suspended Aggregate IQ (AIQ), a Canadian data firm that played a key role in the campaign for the UK to leave the EU, saying it may have improperly received users’ data.
Facebook to verify major page owners to fight fake news
Facebook will start verifying the identities of people running popular pages on its social network, as part of its continued efforts to stem fake news and propaganda.