Google boss Sundar Pichai fends off claims of political bias
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has refuted claims that the company’s search results are politically biased, in response to intense questions from a US committee.
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Apple launches new privacy website to promote security of devices
Apple has revealed an updated privacy website that gives users details on the tech giant’s approach to personal data.
Is privacy effectively dead in a world of online trackers?
As you surf the web, upload photos to Instagram, or click and buy via an online shop, do you really know how much is being tracked by increasingly smart technologies?
EU politicians push for cyber security and data audit of Facebook
European Union politicians appear set to demand audits of Facebook by Europe’s cyber security agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Local council could get huge fine after employee sends personal data to 1,000+ landlords
A local authority has been forced to report itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after admitting a massive data breach.
Facebook bans quiz app and pulls its security app over privacy
Facebook has banned a third-party quiz app amid concerns over the possible misuse of users’ data and pulled its own security software from Apple’s app store after the iPhone maker tightened data security rules.
Facebook bans second quiz app over concerns user data misused
Facebook has banned a quiz app from its platform for refusing an inspection and over concerns that data on as many as four million users was misused.
How to turn off Google’s location tracking on Android
A report has found that Google’s services continue to record your location even after you think you have switched it off.
Facebook insists it does not sell data to advertisers
Facebook has reiterated that it does not sell data from its users to advertisers.
Mark Zuckerberg admits his personal data was given to Cambridge Analytica
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that his personal data was handed over to election consultants Cambridge Analytica, the British firm accused of helping politicians use Facebook data to manipulate users’ voting intentions around the world.
Facebook among 30 organisations probed following Cambridge Analytica scandal
Thirty organisations, including Facebook, are being investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as part of its probe into the use of personal data for political purposes.
Facebook is making it easier for you to control your privacy settings
Facebook has revealed a range of features which they say will help users keep better control of their privacy.
Google has been collecting location data from Android phones even when setting is turned off
Google has been collecting location data from some Android smartphones even when location services are turned off and no SIM card is in place, it has been revealed.
Civil liberties group warns over use of body cameras used by Dundee council staff
More body cameras are used by Dundee City Council to film its residents than any other local authority in Scotland, a new report has revealed.
Private NHS Tayside data in dozens of breaches
Private data held by NHS Tayside was breached dozens of times last year, it has emerged.
Yahoo has confirmed that 500 million user accounts have been hacked
Yahoo has confirmed a huge data breach affecting 500 million accounts. The hack occurred in late 2014.