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Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights new threats | Long Island Business News

October 24, 2025October 25, 2025 · Business

In Brief: Cybercrime losses surged to $16 billion in 2024, a one-third jump from the previous year, according to the FBI. AI-driven phishing, deepfakes, and voice cloning are…

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Record French fines for Google and Shein over cookies

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 · World News

France’s data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for failing to respect the law on internet cookies. The two…

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Brussels spyware bombshell: Surveillance software found on officials’ phones

Brussels spyware bombshell: Surveillance software found on officials’ phones

February 21, 2024February 22, 2024 · Politics

The European Parliament is on high alert for cyberattacks and foreign interference in the run-up to the EU election in June. POLITICO reported in December that an internal…

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This Data Recovery Software Keeps Your Business Safe, and Now It's .97 for Life | Entrepreneur

This Data Recovery Software Keeps Your Business Safe, and Now It's $45.97 for Life | Entrepreneur

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 · Business

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of…

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Britain’s got some of Europe’s toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more

Britain’s got some of Europe’s toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — The U.K. already has some of the most far-reaching surveillance laws in the democratic world.…

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Inside the police force scouring the internet to save abused children

Inside the police force scouring the internet to save abused children

December 14, 2023December 19, 2023 · Politics

EUROPOL HEADQUARTERS, THE HAGUE — “Please knock. Do not enter,” said the sign on the door of Europe’s heavily-secured law enforcement headquarters in the Netherlands. Inside, detectives were…

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Huawei pushes back on the EU calling it ‘high-risk’

Huawei pushes back on the EU calling it ‘high-risk’

October 12, 2023October 14, 2023 · Politics

Chinese technology giant Huawei has had it with European Union officials calling it a “high-risk” supplier. The firm, a leading manufacturer of telecoms equipment, filed a complaint with…

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TikTok hit with €345M fine for violating children’s privacy

TikTok hit with €345M fine for violating children’s privacy

September 14, 2023September 15, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Booming social media application TikTok needs to pay up in Europe for violating children’s privacy. The popular…

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TikTok to face European privacy fine by September

TikTok to face European privacy fine by September

August 1, 2023August 4, 2023 · Politics

TikTok is set to face a privacy fine by early September for its handling of teenagers’ and children’s data, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.…

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From Napoléon to Macron: How France learned to love Big Brother

From Napoléon to Macron: How France learned to love Big Brother

July 24, 2023July 25, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Liberté. Egalité. But mostly: sécurité.  It all started with Napoléon Bonaparte. Over two centuries, France…

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EU hits Meta with record €1.2B privacy fine

EU hits Meta with record €1.2B privacy fine

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. U.S. tech giant Meta has been hit with a record €1.2 billion fine for not complying with…

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Meta faces record privacy fine for data transfers to the US

Meta faces record privacy fine for data transfers to the US

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 · Politics

Meta is expected to face a record privacy fine on Monday when Ireland’s data protection watchdog confirms the social media platform mishandled people’s data when shipping it to…

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MEPs cling to TikTok for Gen Z votes

MEPs cling to TikTok for Gen Z votes

March 23, 2023March 27, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. It may come with security risks but, for European Parliamentarians, TikTok is just too good a political…

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French surveillance system for Olympics moves forward, despite civil rights campaign

French surveillance system for Olympics moves forward, despite civil rights campaign

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 · Politics

PARIS — A controversial video surveillance system cleared a legislative hurdle Wednesday to be used during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics amid opposition from left-leaning French politicians and digital…

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France aims to protect kids from parents oversharing pics online

France aims to protect kids from parents oversharing pics online

February 21, 2023February 28, 2023 · Politics

PARIS — French parents had better think twice before posting too many pictures of their offspring on social media. On Tuesday, members of the National Assembly’s law committee unanimously…

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French privacy chief warns against using facial recognition for 2024 Olympics

French privacy chief warns against using facial recognition for 2024 Olympics

January 24, 2023January 25, 2023 · Politics

PARIS — The French data protection authority’s president Marie-Laure Denis warned Tuesday against using facial recognition as part of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics security toolkit. “The members…

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France plots surveillance power grab for Paris 2024 Olympics

France plots surveillance power grab for Paris 2024 Olympics

January 17, 2023January 18, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — France is seeking to massively expand its arsenal of surveillance powers and tools to secure the…

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Europe turns on TikTok

Europe turns on TikTok

January 9, 2023January 10, 2023 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In the United States, TikTok is a favorite punching ball for lawmakers who’ve compared the Chinese-owned app…

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Germany is (still) a Huawei hotspot in Europe

Germany is (still) a Huawei hotspot in Europe

December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 · Politics

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Europe’s largest economy Germany hasn’t kicked its habit of using Chinese kit for its 5G telecoms networks…

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Meta faces record EU privacy fines

Meta faces record EU privacy fines

November 30, 2022December 4, 2022 · Politics

This Christmas is bound to be an expensive one for U.S. tech giant Meta. The Big Tech firm looks set to soon face a huge regulatory bill for…

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