A court has forced Google to reveal the details of an anonymous poster who published an unpalatable review of a dentist.
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Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud
Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.
Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead.
China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report
Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.
350+ hackers hunt down missing people in first such hackathon
Organizers said 100 leads were generated every 10 minutes by contestants using OSINT – open-source intelligence such as online searches.
Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans
The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.
Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging
The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.
New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
Australian law makers have responded very quickly to the Christchurch shootings.
Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns
Australia’s controversial anti-encryption laws came under independent scrutiny this week as tech leaders criticized the proposed rules.
Google needs breaking up, says news chief
And Oracle accused Google of creating shadow profiles of even non-users. Theirs are just two of 85 responses to an Australian inquiry.