CNN — Google unveiled new privacy updates this week that lets US users have a wee bit more control over the search results that pop up about themselves…
Read more Google update makes it easier for US users to remove some unwanted search results | CNN BusinessCNN — A major European tech regulator has ordered TikTok to pay a €345 million ($368 million) fine after ruling that the app failed to do enough to…
Read more TikTok fined $368 million in Europe for failing to protect children | CNN BusinessWashington CNN — Elon Musk should be forced to testify in an expansive US government probe of X, the company formerly known as Twitter, the US government said.…
Read more Elon Musk should be forced to testify on X’s ‘chaotic environment,’ US regulator tells court | CNN BusinessCNN — When Mark Zuckerberg shared a photo on Instagram of his family on July 4, two things stuck out: the billionaire CEO wore a striped souvenir cowboy…
Read more Mark Zuckerberg concealed his kids’ faces on Instagram. Should you? | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — As the tech sector races to develop and deploy a crop of powerful new AI chatbots, their widespread adoption has ignited a new set…
Read more When you’re talking to a chatbot, who’s listening? | CNN BusinessCNN — After TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified for more than five hours on Thursday before a Congressional committee, one thing was clear: US lawmakers remain convinced that…
Read more TikTok collects a lot of data. But that’s not the main reason officials say it’s a security risk | CNN BusinessCNN — As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app’s…
Read more Lawmakers say TikTok is a national security threat, but evidence remains unclear | CNN BusinessWashington CNN — A mental health startup exposed the personal data of as many as 3.1 million people online. In some cases, possibly sensitive information on mental health…
Read more Mental health startup exposes the personal data of more than 3 million people | CNN PoliticsEditor’s Note: This story is part of ‘Systems Error’, a series by CNN As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about how CNN…
Read more What is doxxing? | CNNNew York CNN — Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a longstanding class action lawsuit accusing it of allowing Cambridge Analytica and…
Read more Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data leak | CNN BusinessCNN — Epic Games, maker of the hit video game “Fortnite,” has agreed to pay a total of $520 million to settle US government allegations that it misled…
Read more ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games to pay $520 million in record-breaking FTC settlement | CNN BusinessNew York CNN Business — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday announced he has filed two separate lawsuits against TikTok, which accuse the company of making false…
Read more Indiana Attorney General files lawsuits against TikTok | CNN BusinessWashington CNN Business — Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland’s data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from siphoning off personal information from more…
Read more Irish regulator fines Meta $275 million for violations of Europe’s data privacy law | CNN BusinessWashington CNN Business — With Republicans projected to take control of the House as a result of the midterm elections, tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Meta,…
Read more What a Republican-controlled House could mean for Silicon Valley | CNN BusinessWashington CNN Business — TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may be viewed by employees…
Read more TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees | CNN BusinessCNN — The White House on Tuesday released a set of guidelines it hopes will spur companies to make and deploy artificial intelligence more responsibly and limit AI-based…
Read more The White House released an ‘AI Bill of Rights’ | CNN BusinessReuters — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to implement a European Union-United States data transfer framework announced in March that adopts new American intelligence…
Read more Biden signs order to implement EU-US data privacy framework | CNN BusinessCNN Business — Anyone watching the first episode of “Ring Nation” this week would have seen short clips of a man finding out his wife was pregnant with…
Read more Why ‘Ring Nation’ may be the most dystopian show on TV | CNN BusinessNew York CNN — Facebook users who had an active account at any point between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a piece of…
Read more You can now apply for your share of a $725 million Facebook data privacy settlement. Here’s how | CNN BusinessCNN — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Facebook-parent Meta of violating its landmark $5 billion privacy settlement and called for toughening up restrictions on the company,…
Read more FTC says Meta should be barred from monetizing data from younger users | CNN Business
