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YouTube’s fine and child safety online | Letters

Fining YouTube for targeting adverts at children as if they were adults shows…

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Chinese deepfake app Zao sparks privacy row after going viral

Critics say face-swap app could spread misinformation on a massive scaleA Chinese app…

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Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack – reports

Android and Windows devices also targeted in campaign believed to be state-backedChinese Uighurs…

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Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic

Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape…

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Myki data release breached privacy laws and revealed travel histories, including of Victorian MP

Researchers able to identify MP Anthony Carbines’s travel history using tweets and Public…

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Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms

Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly…

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From Watergate to El Paso: should we be relying on unelected bodies to protect us?

Web security firm Cloudflare’s decision to terminate 8chan as a customer is welcome,…

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