Privacy advocates have scored a win against Big Tech in a “right to be forgotten” case as the European Union’s top court has ruled that Google must honor requests to delete search result data at the request of people in Europe—as long as they can prove the information is “manifestly inaccurate.” The Court of Justice…
Google Must Delete Search Result Data at Users’ Request If ‘Manifestly Inaccurate’: EU Court
FBI ‘Deeply Concerned’ After Apple Says Nearly All iCloud Data Now Has End-to-End Encryption
Apple on Dec. 7 announced a string of new security features, including full end-to-end encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global iCloud storage system, prompting concern from the FBI. In an overview of the new feature posted to the Apple website, the California-headquartered tech giant said its “Advanced Data Protection” optional setting will provide…
Musk Says Key Bits of ‘Twitter Files’ Were Compromised as He Fires Ex-FBI Twitter Lawyer Involved in ‘Vetting’ the Data
Twitter boss Elon Musk has revealed that the “most important data” from the social media platform’s internal communications on free speech suppression, known as the “Twitter Files,” was hidden and some may even have been deleted. Musk made the remark in a Dec. 7 tweet, in response to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s question as…
Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk
NEW DELHI—The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and strengthen its…
European Tech Industry Loses $400 Billion Market Value, Report Says
LONDON/STOCKHOLM—The European tech industry saw $400 billion in value wiped out this year and an 18 percent decline in venture capital funding, according to a report from venture capital firm Atomico. The combined value of public and private tech firms in Europe fell to $2.7 trillion, down from $3.1 trillion in late 2021. High interest…
Tim Cook Confirms Apple Will Use US-Made Chips for First Time in a Decade
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the tech giant will soon start using semiconductor chips manufactured in the United States, the first time in almost 10 years. Cook made the announcement while speaking at the site of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plant under construction in Phoenix, Arizona. TSMC is the largest dedicated…
Consumer Watchdog Taking Telstra to Court
The consumer watchdog is taking Telstra to court over claims the telco giant was misleading customers on its broadband speeds. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has started proceedings against Telstra in the Federal Court about the company’s representation of its cheaper internet brand Belong. The commission alleges almost 9000 Belong customers were moved from…
‘Like We Just Split the Atom’: ChatGPT AI Shakes Up Tech
The artificial intelligence (AI) hub OpenAI may have made a significant advance in the drive to supplement or replace human wit and wisdom with the machine. Its conversational chatbot “ChatGPT,” launched on Nov. 30, has taken the tech world by storm. By Dec. 5, it had reached 1 million users, as claimed by OpenAI CEO…
Suspensions of Twitter Accounts Exploiting Child Sex Abuse Material Rise After Musk Takeover
The number of accounts that are being suspended by Twitter on a daily basis for sharing child sexual abuse and exploitation material has nearly doubled since Elon Musk took over, according to a cyber security and data analyst. Andrea Stroppa, the founder of the cybersecurity group Ghost Data, has been working as an independent researcher on Twitter’s…
Daily Suspensions of Twitter Accounts Exploiting Child Sex Abuse Material Nearly Double After Musk Takeover
The number of accounts that are being suspended by Twitter on a daily basis for sharing child sexual abuse and exploitation material has nearly doubled since Elon Musk took over, according to a cyber security and data analyst. Andrea Stroppa, the founder of the cybersecurity group Ghost Data, has been working as an independent researcher on Twitter’s…
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