Verizon pushes privacy-heavy search engine

Verizon Media sought to capitalise on consumer concerns around privacy, launching a new search engine …

Facebook, experts press for national US privacy rules

CES 2020, LAS VEGAS: A panel of government and industry experts tackled the tricky subject …

TikTok fixes multiple security flaws

The makers of social media app TikTok eliminated several vulnerabilities in its platform, which security …

TikTok details takedown request tallies

India and the US topped a list of countries which submitted the most requests for …

China targets 41 apps in data privacy crackdown

The Chinese government warned local tech companies to tighten the privacy protections of 41 apps …

US officials blast TikTok for stalling on China talks

Social media app company TikTok faced fresh criticism after CEO Alex Zhu delayed meetings with …

Twitter makes global privacy changes

Twitter revamped its global privacy policy to give users more control and access to their …

Facebook under fire for location tracking

Facebook faced fresh scrutiny of its privacy practices, as US politicians questioned whether it misled …

Court clamps down on US device probes

US border officials have gone too far in conducting unauthorised searches for illicit digital content …

Facebook establishes child protection programme

Social media giant Facebook established a two-year programme to explore ways to push through privacy …