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Tech firms react to netizens' digital privacy concerns

Thomas Cabral and Jules Bonnard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 03:48 PM

A slew of tech entrepreneurs are bidding to turn growing consciousness about the problem into a money-making industry and many showcased their skills at this week's Web Summit in Lisbon. Read more »

The Chinese company behind TikTok’s domination

Li Yuan, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 03:00 PM

A secretive federal panel with a national security focus is reviewing the purchase of TikTok two years ago by a Chinese company called Bytedance. Read more »

Web giants' wield 'irresistible power,' whistleblower Snowden warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 12:34 PM

The US government last month urged tech giants to allow police to read encrypted messages, saying access was essential to prevent serious crime despite privacy concerns. Read more »

BPI warns clients vs cybercriminals ahead of major systems upgrade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 04:22 PM

Cyber criminals are now "more aggressive, creative, and sophisticated" and could "take advantage of the upcoming activity," the country's third largest lender by assets said. Read more »

China’s Big Brother targets business

Alexandra Stevenson and Paul Mozur, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 23 08:04 AM

Beijing is increasingly amassing information now divided among various government agencies and industry associations and using it to grade businesses and the people who run them, according to state media, government documents and experts. Read more »

Zuckerberg sets talks in Washington on 'future regulation'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 09:18 AM

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg was expected in Washington Thursday for private talks with policymakers as the leading social network faces a myriad of regulatory and legal issues. Read more »

Google reveals years-long 'indiscriminate' iPhone hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 03:49 PM

In a post Thursday on the blog of Google's Project Zero security taskforce, cyber experts did not name the hacked websites hosting the attacks, but estimated they received thousands of visitors a week.  Read more »

4 ways Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google can be reined in

Steve Lohr, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 21 12:16 PM

There is no shortage of people arguing that America’s large technology companies — namely Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google — have gotten too big and too powerful. That has helped spur the scrutiny by the government officials. Read more »

Facebook tool lets users see which apps, websites tracked them

Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 21 09:43 AM

The tool, Off-Facebook Activity, allows users to view the hundreds of sites and apps that share data and customer information with Facebook. They can disconnect the data from their account if they want. Read more »

Facebook listened to users' conversations: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 08:33 AM

Facebook acknowledged the transcriptions, which were first reported by Bloomberg, telling the news agency in a statement that they were made with users' permission, but that the practice has nonetheless been stopped. Read more »

Apple under investigation for unfair competition in Russia

Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 03:15 PM

Watchdog FAS said it was investigating why a new version of Kaspersky Lab's Safe Kids application had not been updated on the Apple operating system, resulting in a significant loss in functionality for the app. Read more »

Cisco partners with DICT to train cybersecurity professionals

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 10:08 PM

Cisco Philippines managing director Karrie Ilagan said the company has evolved from a network gear vendor to a cybersecurity player because of its unique position in the tech industry.  Read more »

Explainer: What Google, Facebook could face in US antitrust probe

Bryan Pietsch, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 08:24 AM

The US Justice Department has said it will investigate "whether and how" online platforms in "search, social media, and some retail services online" are engaging in behavior that stifles competition and harms consumers. Read more »

PH web watchdog to look into FaceApp’s privacy policy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 06:02 PM

The National Privacy Commission would "look at the terms and conditions" of a popular FaceApp, a mobile application that has raised cybersecurity and privacy concerns worldwide. Read more »

Cyber attacks cost $45-B in 2018 as ransomware hits hard

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:19 PM

The report suggested cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated in targeting their victims, but also noted many attacks could have been prevented with improved computer security. Read more »

DICT signs deal with US-based firm for promotion of blockchain tech

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 08:31 PM

Under the deal, the US-based company Monsoon will provide complimentary consultation, cost-benefit and socio-economic analysis on the use of blockchain in the country. Read more »

Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 08:38 AM

The negative attention on Google's power and its data collection practices could hurt its public image and force costly business changes. Read more »

Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 12:30 PM

The tech giant filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it "unconstitutional" and saying the US Congress had failed to provide evidence to support its restrictions on Huawei products. Read more »

Huawei willing to sign 'no-spy' pacts with governments: chairman

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at May 15 07:49 AM

Washington has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G networks because of worries it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the company has denied. Read more »

Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, senator urges US antitrust probe

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at May 10 08:48 AM

Facebook has been under scrutiny from regulators around the world over data sharing practices as well as hate speech and misinformation on its networks. Some US lawmakers have pushed for action to break up big tech companies as well as federal privacy regulation. Read more »