Russia requires Tinder to provide data on its users
Dating app Tinder is now required to provide user data to Russian intelligence agencies, the country's communications regulator said Monday.
Internet
Jun 3, 2019
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Rights and obligations under EU's data protection rules
The EU's stringent data protection rules have bolstered the rights of European citizens and imposed new responsibilities on companies since coming into force a year ago.
Internet
May 24, 2019
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One year on, EU has 145,000 data law complaints
One year after the entry into force of landmark EU rules to better protect personal data, nearly 145,000 complaints have been registered, an initial assessment revealed on Wednesday.
Internet
May 22, 2019
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China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia
Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions, an internet censorship research group reported just weeks ahead of China's most politically explosive anniversary.
Internet
May 15, 2019
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Blogs must adapt or die
Blogs, or as they were originally known, weblogs, first hit the World Wide Web back in 1997. The term "weblog" was coined in December that year and almost immediately abbreviated to "blog". The subsequent two decades saw ...
Internet
Apr 26, 2019
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Slow media: how to renew debate in the age of digital authoritarianism
The rise of a new global, digital and mobile form of capitalism has, since the 1970s, accelerated the pace of our lives. We produce more, consume more, make more decisions and have more experiences. This acceleration is driven ...
Internet
Apr 24, 2019
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Is the iPhone as private as Apple says? Mozilla says it can be
As the tech industry faces criticism and regulatory pressure over its handling of user data, Apple has positioned itself as a champion for privacy.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 17, 2019
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Crowdsourcing speeds up earthquake monitoring
Data produced by internet users can help to speed up the detection of earthquakes. Fast and accurate information is essential in the case of earthquakes: Epicentre location, depth and magnitude are minimum requirements to ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2019
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Polish dailies print blank front page in EU copyright appeal
Major Polish newspapers printed blank front pages on Monday in an appeal to the European Parliament to adopt controversial copyright reforms that have pitted traditional media firms against internet giants.
Internet
Mar 25, 2019
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Web inventor urges users to seek 'complete control' of data
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users to strive to maintain "complete control" of their data.
Internet
Mar 11, 2019
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