European officials want new powers to oversee the internal affairs of large tech companies such as Facebook Inc., FB -0.55% The multibillion-dollar leer is backed by threats of fines as they seek to expand their role as global tech implementers. The European Union’s executive branch on Tuesday proposed two bills …
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Apple Inc. AAPL -2.09% And the alphabet Inc. Google -1.89% Google Data Broker X-Mode Social Inc. Will be banned from collecting any location information extracted from mobile devices running their operating operating systems following revelations about the company’s national security function. The two largest mobile phone platforms told developers this …
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Microsoft has released a need-out-of-band software update for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems to patch two new recently public security vulnerabilities. Detected as CVE-2020-1530 and CVE-2020-1537, both have flaws in the Remote Access Service (RAS) in a way that manages memory and file actions …
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Three of the most prominent businesses in the U.S. are taking steps to change their services to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Google Parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, + 2.60% GOOG, + 2.67% , Facebook Inc. FB, + 0.45% , and Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, + 4.08% are the top …
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While navigating through a mammoth boycott of ads and potential federal anti-trust charges, the chief financial officer of Facebook Inc. most worry about California’s strict new privacy law. The California Consumer Protection Act, or CCPA, is considered to be the first true law of data privacy and under the strongest …
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