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EXPLAINER: End-to-end encryption and chat privacy

Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 20 04:03 PM

Tech bosses like Apple CEO Tim Cook believe online communication should be free from snooping. Law enforcers say tough encryption makes it impossible to track child predators, terrorists and other criminals. Read more »

Google antitrust probe to expand into Android

Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 08:19 AM

The several dozen attorneys general investigating advertising practices at Alphabet Inc's Google are planning to expand their antitrust probe into the unit's flagship Android business, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more »

Should people be paid for sharing their personal data online?

Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 14 11:24 AM

From tagging photos on Facebook to driving with Google Maps, people should join forces in "data unions" to demand payment for letting online tools collect their data, according to an economist advocating for radical reforms to improve society. Read more »

'Digital revolution' excluding the most vulnerable, world leaders told

Zoe Tabary, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 14 09:21 AM

Tech giants, once seen as engines of economic growth and a source of innovation, have come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic for allegedly misusing their power and for failing to protect their users' privacy. Read more »

US judge rules suspicionless searches of travelers' digital devices unconstitutional

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 05:06 AM

BOSTON - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US border agents need "reasonable suspicion" but not a warrant to search travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports and other US ports of entry, a practice that has been growing in recent years.   Read more »

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 »

California says Facebook impeding privacy probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:12 AM

California's attorney general on Wednesday accused Facebook of failing to provide a slew of information subpoenaed in a probe of its privacy practices begun last year in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Read more »

Facebook executives planned 'switcharoo' on data policy change - court filings

Katie Paul and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 07 07:17 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals while presenting the move to the general public as a boon for user privacy, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters.   Read more »

US opens national security probe of Chinese-owned app TikTok: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 07:20 AM

The US government has opened a national security investigation into the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, the New York Times reported Friday. Read more »

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 01 08:18 AM

In a petition filed Thursday in Texas state court of Travis County, Google, along with its parent company Alphabet, sought a protective order against Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, who is spearheading the multistate antitrust investigation into the company. Read more »

HK privacy officer says 'justifiable' for helpers to report employers for suspected crimes

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 10:58 AM

Encouraging helpers to report on suspected crimes is "not a privacy issue," said the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong, China, in response to a query from ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Philippines seeks Google's help vs abusive online lending

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 01:21 PM

At least 27 online lending companies have been shut as the NPC investigates consumer complaints, its commissioner, Mon Liboro, told ANC. Some 5,000 complaints have so far been filed. Read more »

NPC orders 26 lending firms to stop online operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 07:29 PM

The National Privacy Commission said Monday it has ordered 26 mobile apps to stop online lending operations due to failure to respond to complaints. Read more »

Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 09 08:09 AM

Twitter users' phone numbers and email addresses -- submitted to allow for account authentication -- were matched with advertisers' own data to enable targeted ads.   Read more »

NPC summons 67 online lending firms over privacy complaints

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:08 PM

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday summoned 67 online lending companies over data privacy complaints. Read more »

Privacy group says tech giants not delivering on political ads pledges

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 09:25 AM

Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet's Google have failed to provide adequate transparency for global users around political advertising on their services, a privacy advocacy group said on Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook wins dismissal of investor lawsuit over privacy breach

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 11:11 AM

US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said the investors had failed to allege that Facebook or its executives knowingly made false statements that led to investor losses. Read more »

Google wins EU fight against worldwide 'right to be forgotten'

Catherine Kurzawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 06:51 AM

Google is not required to apply an EU "right to be forgotten" to its search engine domains outside Europe, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision.  Read more »

SEC asks Google to ban firms behind lending apps shut down in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 11:43 AM

If any of the apps continue to operate, their operators will be held liable, the SEC warned. 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 »