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Kia will be sharing motorist data with governments and businesses
Kia has introduced Kia Insights, a new service that allows motorists, public organizations and commercial businesses to gain insights from their driving behavior.
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Telegram to battle the distribution of CSAM
Telegram will integrate tools from the United Kingdom’s Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from being spread on the platform.
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German police take down large-scale illicit marketplace ‘Crimenetwork’
The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) have shut down the criminal trading platform ‘Crimenetwork’ and arrested one of the platform’s administrators.
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Dutch and French authorities take down criminal encrypted messaging service MATRIX
A joint investigation team, which was led by Dutch and French law enforcement agencies, has succeeded in taking down an encrypted messaging service called MATRIX.
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Noyb approved as ‘Qualified Entity’ to impose injunction or redress measure
The Austrian privacy advocacy group Noyb has been approved as a so-called ‘Qualified Entity’ so it can impose an injunction or redress measures throughout the European Union (EU).
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New Spanish law forcing tourist to give up personal information in effect
As of Monday, operators of hotels, campsites and car rental companies are obliged to register more personal information about tourists and customers as a result of a new law.
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Zoom wants to settle SEC probe for $18M, awaiting approval
Zoom Communications Inc. wants to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation related to its privacy and communications policies for $18 million.
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Belgium is warning parents over connected toys: ‘Beware of cyberattacks’
Safeonweb has put out a warning for the upcoming Saint Nicholas Day: kids enjoy connected toys, but beware of the privacy risks.
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Dutch DPA concerned for ‘function creep’ if cab journey information is stored in central database
If the Dutch government implements its plan to create a central database to store all cab journeys, it’ll pose a great privacy risk for travelers and endorse ‘function creep’.
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Microsoft facing antitrust investigation by FTC
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft. The Redmond-based tech company is being accused of abuse of power.
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Law enforcement agencies take down illegal IPTV service providers
Law enforcement agencies across Europe have dismantled one of the largest illegal streaming service networks operating globally.
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Australia one step closer to introducing minimum age for social media
Australia’s House of Representatives has approved a bill banning the use of social media under the age of 16.
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Over 1,000 arrests in major anti-cybercrime campaign in Africa
Law enforcement agencies in Africa have arrested 1,006 individuals for being involved in cybercriminal activities.
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Google proposing adjustments to its search engine to comply with DMA
Google has proposed several modifications to Google Search to accommodate competing search engine services and websites that offer price comparisons.
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Bluesky in violation of European legislation, no action taken thus far
The rapidly growing social media platform Bluesky is violating European regulation by failing to disclose important details.
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Ransomware attack affects Blue Yonder customers, including Starbucks
Supply chain software provider Blue Yonder has been struck by a ransomware attack.
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Cyberattacks led to £44 billion in damages in the last five years for UK businesses
Cyberattacks have cost British businesses around £44 billion, or approximately €52.7 billion, in the last five years. By implementing simple cybersecurity measures, companies could reduce the costs of cyberattacks by 75% or £30 billion, roughly €36 billion.
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Amazon facing EU investigation into favoring its own products
Amazon is most likely going to be Brussels’ next subject of an investigation. The European Commission is looking into whether the retailer favors its own products on its online marketplace.
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Italian DPA fines local food delivery service company for tracking drivers’ location
The Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (GPDP) has imposed a sanction of € 5 million to Foodinho, a local food delivery service company that’s owned by DeliveryHero, for unlawfully processing personal data of more than 35,000 drivers.
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Rumor: ‘OpenAI is considering developing its own web browser’
OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, is thinking of creating a web browser of its own.
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