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Australia Is Concerned It Can’t Stop “Misinformation” in Private Conversations
Fresh attempts to try and undermine a right to privacy.
The UK Plots to Ban Private Messaging
Another major threat to civil liberties in the UK.
Meta Is Sued for Allegedly Retaliating Against Employee Who Questioned Legality of User Data Collection
Data that was supposed to be deleted was still available to Facebook.
UK Terror Police: Online Privacy Is “Putting Lives at Risk”
End-to-end encryption, which tech companies implement in their products and services to keep them safe and secure for their users, are a constant target of certain segments of law enforcement apparatuses in various countries. This time it was the turn of UK’s anti-terrorist “cyber police” chief
Facebook Messenger to Remove the Ability to Find Someone by Phone Number, Researcher Says
The move is mostly being praised.
Facebook-Owned Apps Dominate 4 Out 5 Most Downloaded Apps of 2019
The other was TikTok.
Details of Justice Department Efforts to Break Encryption of Facebook Messenger Must Be Made Public, EFF Tells Court
The EFF wants to know how the Justice Department think they would go about breaking into encryption.
Facebook Caught Sharing User Data With Phone Carriers, Showing Ads Based on Creditworthiness
Facebook may not be serious about protecting user privacy after all.