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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
The digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) said Mozilla has enabled a feature that turned the browser into a tracking tool for websites without directly telling its users.
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G20 Prioritises Discussions on Digital Tax Amid Looming Tariff Threats from US
The Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.The stakes in the negotiations are high. A failure to reach agreement on final terms could prompt several countries to reinstate their taxes on U.S. tech giants and risk punitive duties on billions of dollars...
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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India Cut Internet Access 84 Times in 2022, Recorded Most Shutdowns in World Fifth Year in a Row: Report
Out of 187 Internet shutdowns globally recorded by Access Now, 84 took place in India, including 49 in Indian- administered Kashmir, the New York-based digital rights advocacy group said in a report published on Tuesday.
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Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani In Race For $14 Billion 5G Auction Today
The battle for India's fifth-generation airwaves is luring some of the countrys richest tycoons, with billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani joining a raft of players expected to bid as much as $14 billion for frequency rights that could decide who dominates the digital era.
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IPL Media Rights: Asia's Richest Man Bags Digital Rights For $2.6 Billion
IPL Media Rights: For his bid Ambani, Asia's richest man, created the Viacom18 joint venture with US giant Paramount Global and an investment group backed by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch's son James, reports said.
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Facebook Will Shut Down Facial Recognition System Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook announced it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.
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Artificial Intelligence Faces Stringent Draft Rules From European Commission, Civil Rights Groups Fret
The European Commission announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an attempt to set global standards for a key technology dominated by China and the United States.
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Apple Hits Back at European Activist Max Schrems’ Complaints Against Tracking Tool
Austrian privacy advocacy group, led by campaigner Max Schrems, drew a strongly critical response from Apple after it said an online tracking tool used in its devices breached European law.
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"Reliance In Golden Decade": Mukesh Ambani's Group Becomes Net Debt-Free
Reliance Industries is now "in its golden decade", said billionaire Mukesh Ambani as his group became net debt-free, much ahead of its original goal of achieving the status by the end of March 2021. "I have fulfilled my promise to the shareholders by making Reliance net debt-free much before our original schedule of 31st March 2021," Mukesh Ambani ...
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Google Data Shines Light on Whether Coronavirus Lockdowns Worldwide Are Working
Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping.
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World Risks 'Sleepwalking Into Surveillance' With Coronavirus Controls
Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping.
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Amazon-Owned Ring App Sending User Data to Third Parties: EFF
US-based digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has found that Amazon-owned Ring doorbell app is "packed" with third-party tracking, sending out a plethora of customers' personally identifiable information.
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DreamHost Fights US Government Over Trump Protestor Data
DreamHost said it was challenging a warrant seeking to identify the visitors of a protest site which organized a demonstration against Trump at the time of his swearing-in.
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Mozilla Hit With Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
Mozilla's Firefox browser has been accused of tracking user behaviour on websites without consent. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority.
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Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint Over Firefox User Tracking
The digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) said Mozilla has enabled a feature that turned the browser into a tracking tool for websites without directly telling its users.
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G20 Prioritises Discussions on Digital Tax Amid Looming Tariff Threats from US
The Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.The stakes in the negotiations are high. A failure to reach agreement on final terms could prompt several countries to reinstate their taxes on U.S. tech giants and risk punitive duties on billions of dollars...
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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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India Cut Internet Access 84 Times in 2022, Recorded Most Shutdowns in World Fifth Year in a Row: Report
Out of 187 Internet shutdowns globally recorded by Access Now, 84 took place in India, including 49 in Indian- administered Kashmir, the New York-based digital rights advocacy group said in a report published on Tuesday.
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Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani In Race For $14 Billion 5G Auction Today
The battle for India's fifth-generation airwaves is luring some of the countrys richest tycoons, with billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani joining a raft of players expected to bid as much as $14 billion for frequency rights that could decide who dominates the digital era.
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IPL Media Rights: Asia's Richest Man Bags Digital Rights For $2.6 Billion
IPL Media Rights: For his bid Ambani, Asia's richest man, created the Viacom18 joint venture with US giant Paramount Global and an investment group backed by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch's son James, reports said.
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Facebook Will Shut Down Facial Recognition System Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook announced it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.
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Artificial Intelligence Faces Stringent Draft Rules From European Commission, Civil Rights Groups Fret
The European Commission announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an attempt to set global standards for a key technology dominated by China and the United States.
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Apple Hits Back at European Activist Max Schrems’ Complaints Against Tracking Tool
Austrian privacy advocacy group, led by campaigner Max Schrems, drew a strongly critical response from Apple after it said an online tracking tool used in its devices breached European law.
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"Reliance In Golden Decade": Mukesh Ambani's Group Becomes Net Debt-Free
Reliance Industries is now "in its golden decade", said billionaire Mukesh Ambani as his group became net debt-free, much ahead of its original goal of achieving the status by the end of March 2021. "I have fulfilled my promise to the shareholders by making Reliance net debt-free much before our original schedule of 31st March 2021," Mukesh Ambani ...
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Google Data Shines Light on Whether Coronavirus Lockdowns Worldwide Are Working
Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping.
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World Risks 'Sleepwalking Into Surveillance' With Coronavirus Controls
Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping.
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Amazon-Owned Ring App Sending User Data to Third Parties: EFF
US-based digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has found that Amazon-owned Ring doorbell app is "packed" with third-party tracking, sending out a plethora of customers' personally identifiable information.
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DreamHost Fights US Government Over Trump Protestor Data
DreamHost said it was challenging a warrant seeking to identify the visitors of a protest site which organized a demonstration against Trump at the time of his swearing-in.
