Meta submits changes to UK privacy compliance proposals
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has offered to limit the use of certain data from all advertisers on its Facebook Marketplace platform, as part of amendments to the proposals accepted by the Competition Market Authority (CMA) in November, the
Cencora notifies individuals about data stolen earlier this year
By Leroy Leo and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - U.S. drug distributor Cencora has notified affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen during a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year, the company said on Friday. The company,
Hong Kong regulator directs Worldcoin to cease operations citing privacy concerns
By Manya Saini and Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat (Reuters) - A Hong Kong regulator on Wednesday served an enforcement notice to Worldcoin Foundation directing it to cease all operations of the cryptocurrency project in the country, citing risk to privacy and personal
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. Terms of the settlement were filed on Monday in the
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says
By Mike Scarcella and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from reopening a probe into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit while the company pursues a lawsuit challenging the agency's authority, a
Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints on Thursday as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for alleged breaches of the bloc's privacy rules when it collects user
What is sharenting and how it affects kids’ privacy
Here's what you should know about sharenting and why it's in your child's interest to avoid doing it. Sharenting: Parenting in the 21st century is deeply intertwined with technology. Whether it's keeping children entertained with iPads during flights or using apps
Austrian activist Schrems broadens Meta privacy complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Privacy activist Max Schrems' advocacy group Noyb on Thursday expanded its complaint about Meta Platforms' paid no-ads subscription service as it urged Austrian authorities to investigate the difficulty users face in seeking to avoid
Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, put