In a world first, France is set to emerge as a clear frontrunner in the quest to regulate online hate speech and fake news. In a significant development that marks changes in Facebook’s behavior, the social media giant has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its…
Backers include PayPal, Visa Inc, Uber Technologies Inc and Mastercard Inc. In a significant development, Facebook Inc’s cryptocurrency has received backing from more than a dozen companies including PayPal Holdings Inc, Visa Inc, Uber Technologies Inc and Mastercard Inc. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, each company will invest nearly $10 million…
Google online ad business faces strong risks of non-compliance to EU’s GDPR. In a development that marks a heightening of Google’s privacy woes, privacy campaigners have filed complaints to data protection regulators in France, Germany and seven other EU countries over the way Google handles data in its online advertising business. Last month, complaints filed…
WhatsApp has a serious security vulnerability which allows a hacker to install a malicious program on your device and gain access to your personal data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) disclosed, that Facebook’s WhatsApp has informed it of a serious security vulnerability on its platform. “The DPC understands that the vulnerability may have enabled a…
Microsoft aims to hire more than 100 local engineers in order to customize its applications for the African market and create new ones that are customized for the continent. In a significant development, Microsoft Corp stated, it will be investing $100 million in Africa in the next five years, so as to open an Africa…
The proposed tax is likely to have an impact Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. In a significant development, the Czech Finance Ministry stated, it was in the process of finalizing a plan to levy a 7% digital tax on global internet giants and would submit the proposal by the end of May. The ministry stated,…
With this strategic move, Facebook is trying to easing into the online retail market which is dominated by the likes of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc. Facebook-owned Instagram stated, it is testing a feature that allows U.S. users to shop and purchase items that have been tagged for sale through its “checkout” feature. The unveiling…
Facebook’s 150 personal information sharing contracts with tech companies is now under a grand jury scrutiny. Question is can you ever trust Facebook? As per a report by the New York Times, U.S. federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal probe into data deals that Facebook Inc entered into with some of the world’s largest tech…
The development is in line with those of other countries who are aiming to bring large multinational companies within the ambit of their tax net. On Monday, in a significant development, New Zealand disclosed it aims to update its laws in order to tax the earnings of multinational tech companies, including Facebook, Amazon.com, Google. The…
The EU is likely to have a EU-wide tax on global digital companies by the end of March 2019. In a statement, Apple Inc’s French division stated, it had reached a deal with France to pay an undeclared amount of back-dated taxes, which according to French media estimate is at around $571 million (500 million…
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