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June 27, 2021

French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture

The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them.

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June 21, 2021

Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in France

A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) in fines and damages over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France.

June 21, 2021

Apple’s Cook says proposed EU tech rules threaten security of iPhones

Apple boss Tim Cook took aim on Wednesday at proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of U.S. tech giants, saying they could pose security and privacy risks to iPhones.

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June 21, 2021

Nine out of 10 health apps harvest user data, global study shows

Analysis of 20,000 mobile apps that ask for sensitive information shows that some track users across different platforms Nine out of 10 mobile health apps collect and track user data, according to a new global study.

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June 21, 2021

EU-US data transfer deal still work in progress, despite new alliance

U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have put pen to paper on the establishment of a new EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council, pledging to foster greater synergies in areas including artificial intelligence, green tech, and security.

June 21, 2021

Peloton bikes are vulnerable to malware attacks

Peloton bikes are vulnerable to malware attacks that could enable creeps to spy on riders through their webcams, according to a report.

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June 21, 2021

Gov.UK taskforce publishes post-Brexit wish-list: ‘TIGRR’ pounces on GDPR, metric measures

A UK government taskforce chaired by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, has published a wish list of regulatory proposals it wants to see adopted by a post-Brexit administration.

June 16, 2021

Microsoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data

Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles.