Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy amid EU effort to widen iPhone tech access
LONDON — Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get…
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Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach
LONDON — European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media…
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Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult….
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Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads
LONDON — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company…
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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including…
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LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog
LONDON — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission…
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Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON — The European Union’s top court said Friday that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising…
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Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for…
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Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse
LONDON — Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant’s European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving passwords for…
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