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Data privacy

Telcos, Media & Tech

Oracle’s role as protector of TikTok data panned as rehash of earlier plan

The joint investigation into TikTok found that hundreds of thousands of Canadian children accessed TikTok each year despite the company stating its platform is not intended for people under the age of 13.
Telcos, Media & Tech

TikTok collected sensitive data on Canadian children, investigation finds

With the help of gadgets and subscriptions from technology companies, we are increasingly turning our gaze on each other.
Opinion & Features

Are we on course to become a Little Brother society?

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleges that Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures, including adequate data handling and breach detection capabilities.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures

The proliferation of AI agents could help boost SailPoint's revenue as customers think about the security implications, says CEO and founder Mark McClain.
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

SailPoint turns AI security fears into fresh growth fuel

Shein had amassed “massive” amounts of data from the cookies it placed on 12 million monthly users’ computers in France, the CNIL watchdog said.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Record French fines for Shein and Google over internet cookies

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo says: “Given the criticality of data in the AI age, it should not be surprising that data has also become a limiting factor to continuing advancement.”
Companies & Markets

Data Protection Trustmark elevated to Singapore Standard

The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Alphabet’s Google was liable for sending and receiving information from the devices without permission while they were idle.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Google hit with US$314 million US verdict in cellular data class action

The government advisory “should be a wake-up call”, said one observer.
Companies & Markets

‘Long overdue’: Experts welcome advisory against private-sector use of NRIC numbers for authentication

The pacts, which would include mobile phones, are in accordance with a law passed in 2021 giving wiretapping authority to the Attorney General Office.
ASEAN Business

Indonesia signs wiretapping pacts with telco operators; analysts flag privacy concerns

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