3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say 3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say World 12 Jul, 2023
Avenir claim Budha Subba Gold Cup crown Avenir Football Club won the title of the 23rd Budha Subba Tuborg Gold Cup Football Tournament here at the Dharan Stadium on Saturday. Sports 05 Mar, 2023
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. Science and Tech 03 Nov, 2021
TikTok tightens privacy features for younger users A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd. Starting on Wednesday, default privacy setting for accounts with users aged... Women 13 Jan, 2021
Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to... Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020
Biden urged to work with business, China to protect SE Asia rainforest KUALA LUMPUR: US President-elect Joe Biden should ban imports and financing of commodities linked to deforestation in Asia-Pacific and engage with the region - including China - to reward nations tackling illegal forest clearing, environmentalists... Women 16 Nov, 2020
Asia's rapid urbanisation, deforestation linked to deadly viruses BANGKOK: The rapid pace of deforestation, urbanisation and road building are major factors in the spread of infectious diseases across Asia, including the coronavirus, health and environment experts said on Wednesday. Worldwide, more than 119,000... Women 11 Mar, 2020
Facebook allows US political candidates to run sponsored content Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Friday it was allowing US-based political candidates to run branded content on its social networking platforms, but the content would not be cataloged in its advertising library. Political campaigns and groups can now use... Mobile & Apps 15 Feb, 2020
Facebook suspends thousands of apps but user impact unclear Facebook said Friday that it has suspended "tens of thousands" of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The announcement came the same day that unsealed legal documents in... Mobile & Apps 21 Sep, 2019
Lawmakers ask 4 big tech companies for documents in probe WASHINGTON: Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech on Friday asked Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range of documents, marking a step forward in Congress' bipartisan probe of the companies. Letters went out to the... Mobile & Apps 14 Sep, 2019
US states launch antitrust probe of Google, advertising in focus WASHINGTON: Attorneys general from 48 US states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally opened an antitrust probe on Monday into Alphabet's Google, in a sign of growing government scrutiny of US technology giants. Texas Attorney... 10 Sep, 2019
Antitrust regulators dig deeper into dominant tech companies SAN FRANCISCO: The government is circling the wagons around Big Tech as the scrutiny of its immense power intensifies. Two groups of state attorneys general are joining the fray with separate investigations into whether Google and Facebook have been... Mobile & Apps 07 Sep, 2019