Privacy

Researchers have discovered three TikTok accounts that were promoting at least seven scam apps on the video-sharing platform.

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced that it had charged five Chinese citizens allegedly involved in an “unprecedented” hacking campaign that involved the theft of code, customer data and valuable business data and affected more than 100 companies and institutions across the globe.

Republican Rep. Doug Collins demanded Apple CEO Tim Cook provide information on the iPhone’s feature that wipes phone data after a certain number of failed passcode attempts, following newly released Justice Department records which showed more than a dozen phones belonging to members of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigatory team were “wiped” during the Russia probe.

A European Union (EU) privacy regulator has sent Facebook Inc. a preliminary order to halt the transfer of data regarding its EU users to the U.S.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is calling for a review of U.S. vitamin company GNC’s sale to Chinese-owned Harbin Pharmaceuticals over data concerns.

Senate Republicans introduced a new bill Tuesday which would remove some of the protections provided to social media and technology companies under the Communications Decency Act.

While Microsoft continues to appear to be the top bidder, the company has recently come under scrutiny for its close relationship with China, which Navarro noted as a major difference from competitor Oracle with respect to national security. 

Palantir warned that unfavorable coverage of its business dealings will be a risk factor when public trading begins.

A number of virtual classroom hacking incidents that have occurred since the new school year began, leaving some parents concerned.

"Upon discovering this inconsistency, we immediately retained a leading forensic analysis firm to promptly investigate the matter," Instacart said. "The results of our joint investigation confirmed that these two individuals viewed a limited set of shopper information that may have included name, email address, telephone number, driver’s license number, and a thumbnail image of the driver’s license."

Facebook allegedly violated the state's law through its "Tag Suggestions" feature