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'More power than traditional media': Facebook, Twitter policies attacked

Republican senators on Tuesday attacked the chief executives of Facebook and Twitter for what they called censorship of President Trump...
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Robot enforces mask-wearing, distancing at store in Japan

A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan, taking on the job of...
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Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking tool

A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over...
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Internet can't be Wild West, EU's Breton tells Google CEO Pichai

Europe's industry chief Thierry Breton has warned Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai that he plans to rein in U.S. tech giants...
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Facebook, swamped with misinformation, extends post-election U.S. political ad ban

Facebook said its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager...
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This Week in CyberNews: EU vs. Amazon, Bannon's misinformation network, iPhone/Android "spy" bugs

Welcome to another episode of This Week in CyberNews. This week, we’re discussing the ransomware industry flourishing after Maze retired,...
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China's ByteDance challenges Trump's TikTok divestiture order

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court...
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EU aid funding surveillance regimes, privacy campaigners claim

The EU has been accused of secretly supporting surveillance schemes in Africa and the Balkans through development aid and cooperation...
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Crypto crime slows in 2020, but 'DeFi' hacks rise

Losses from cryptocurrency thefts, hacks, and fraud declined to $1.8 billion for the first 10 months of the year compared...
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EU charges Amazon with distorting online retail competition

EU regulators charged Amazon on Tuesday with distorting competition in online retail and opened a second investigation into its business...
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China publishes draft competition rules for online platforms

China's market regulator on Tuesday published draft rules aimed at preventing monopolistic behavior by internet platforms, in a move that...
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China's tech industry relieved by Biden win: but not relaxed

China's technology industry, one of President Donald Trump's main targets in Washington's tussles with Beijing, hopes Joe Biden can create...
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EU urges online platforms to gird for new wave of COVID consumer scams

The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the...
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U.S. seizes over $1 billion in bitcoin tied to 'Silk Road'

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it had seized over $1 billion worth of bitcoin associated with the underground online...
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Gig workers to privacy laws: U.S. voters weigh in on tech issues

From drivers' rights to surveillance and election disinformation, the Nov. 3 U.S. election tested a number of digital rights issues. ...
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U.S. judge unsure if he has grounds to issue new TikTok injunction

A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he was uncertain if he had a legal basis to bar the U.S. Commerce...
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Twitter suspends fake Associated Press accounts that made bogus U.S. election calls

Twitter said on Wednesday it permanently suspended several accounts falsely claiming to be tied to the Associated Press after they...
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This Week in CyberNews: Maze retires, ransomware goes up, and Chrome's zero-days

Welcome to another episode of This Week in CyberNews. This week, we’’re discussing the Maze ransomware cartel retiring early, REvil...
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Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online

Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday suspended several recently created and mostly right-leaning news accounts posting information about voting in the...
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‘Cybersecurity Made In Europe’ label goes live

11 European cybersecurity organizations started issuing the ‘Cybersecurity Made In Europe’ label to cybersecurity companies, primarily SMEs and start-ups. On...
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