Global Authorities Address Social Media Scraping Concerns
Global privacy authorities urge social media companies to enhance protections against data scraping, emphasizing compliance with privacy laws and safeguarding personal information.
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Dutch Government May Drop Facebook Amid Privacy Concerns
The Dutch government is considering ceasing the use of Facebook due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, potentially impacting how the government communicates with citizens.
20 Years of Facebook: trust in social media remains low
Survey shows only 6% trust social media with data as Facebook turns 20.
Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations
Ireland’s regulator has long faced criticism from civil liberties groups in Ireland and across Europe, accusing it of being too soft and too slow.
UK police profiling children ‘on a large scale’, documents show
Metropolitan police has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”.
Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users’ exact locations
A researcher was able to see users’ GPS locations and IDs.
UK proposes rules to protect against anonymous online trolls
The two new duties will require service providers to give users the ability to block anonymous trolls and opt out of seeing harmful content.
China harvests masses of data on Western targets
Hundreds of projects show that Chinea is gathering data from sites including Twitter and Facebook to track perceived threats.
Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are.
Big Tech to be forced to hand over data on political ads
Social media companies could face hefty fines if they don’t publish detailed information on political ad buyers, according to an EU internal document.
New Australian surveillance laws give police powers to alter Facebook and Twitter posts
A new law gives Australian police unprecedented powers for online surveillance, data interception and altering data.
Social media companies taking steps to protect Afghan users’ privacy
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country.