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PrivacyOntario hospitals say data has been published following ransomware attack last week
Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, say data in connection to […]
PrivacyEuropean privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of EuropeSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, […]
PrivacyAccess to InformationAmazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC saysAmazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also “destroyed” internal communications as […]
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Access to InformationHow secrecy and regulatory capture drove Alberta’s oil and gas liability crisis
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic […]
PrivacyTrump sues ex British spy over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex-president plans to prove that […]
Privacy‘Addictive’ social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakersNew York would restrict the way online platforms like Instagram and YouTube can collect and share children’s personal information and […]
PrivacyCensus Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report saysThe U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, but new […]
PrivacyFacebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad free subscription option, WSJ reportsLONDON (AP) — Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions […]