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Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion over its location tracking practices

Google will pay the U.S. state of Texas $1.4B to settle lawsuits over unauthorized location tracking and facial recognition data…

9 months ago

NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for attacks on its users

NSO Group must pay WhatsApp over $167M in damages for a 2019 hack targeting 1,400+ users, per U.S. jury ruling…

9 months ago

Ireland’s DPC fined TikTok €530M for sending EU user data to China

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok €530M for violating data rules by sending European user data to China. Ireland's…

10 months ago

Indian Court ordered to block email service Proton Mail

Indian Court ordered a nationwide block of the privacy-oriented email service Proton Mail on April 29, 2025, following a legal…

10 months ago

France’s antitrust authority fines Apple €150M for issues related to its App Tracking Transparency

France fines Apple €150M for abusing its dominance in ATT consent practices on iOS and iPadOS from 2021 to 2023.…

11 months ago

U.S. Treasury removed sanctions against the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash<gwmw style="display: none; background-color: transparent;"></gwmw>

The U.S. Treasury is lifting sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer accused of helping North Korea's Lazarus Group launder…

11 months ago

Switzerland’s NCSC requires cyberattack reporting for critical infrastructure within 24 hours

Switzerland's NCSC mandates critical infrastructure organizations to report cyberattacks within 24 hours of discovery. Switzerland's National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) now…

11 months ago

International law enforcement operation seized the domain of the Russian crypto exchange Garantex

The U.S. Secret Service and global law enforcement seized the domain of sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex. An international law…

12 months ago

Apple removes iCloud encryption in UK following backdoor demand<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

Apple removed iCloud’s Advanced Data Protection in the UK after the government requested encryption backdoor access. Apple ends iCloud end-to-end…

12 months ago

UK Gov demands backdoor to access Apple iCloud backups worldwide<gwmw style="display:none;"></gwmw>

UK secretly demands Apple create an iCloud backdoor via a Technical Capability Notice, raising privacy concerns over end-to-end encryption. The…

1 year ago

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