Data

Iranian cyber-hackers posed as UK academics in bid to steal data

In a sophisticated phishing campaign, the group TA453 masqueraded as British university scholars to covertly target individuals of intelligence interest to the Iranian government.

Australia finds Google guilty of misleading users over data collection

Australian federal court rules that Google misled Android mobile device users about personal location data collected between January 2017 and December 2018.

Can digital identity become a passport for the world’s poor?

The pandemic has opened the door to greater adoption of dynamic digital ID systems. Governments must now find a way to deliver on its transformational potential.

Erdogan: Foreign dictation on defence industry unacceptable

Last month, the United States imposed sanctions on Turkey’s defence industry chief and others over Ankara’s acquisition of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia, a move that Turkey called a “grave mistake.”

WhatsApp to share data with Facebook in new ultimatum to users

World's most popular messaging app's new privacy policy forces users to agree to share personal data with Facebook or risk losing their accounts starting from the first week of February.

Geopolitics of Tech: Futurist shares top ten risks for 2021

Technology was at the forefront of driving politics in 2020. TRT World spoke with geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash to discuss the risks technology poses for geopolitics in 2021 – and beyond.

Zuckerberg: ‘its better to buy than compete’. Is Facebook a monopoly?

Wednesday’s lawsuits in the US against Facebook’s market power are the latest escalation in the battle between regulators and tech giants that could reshape the social media industry.

US and TikTok at stalemate over how to restructure tech firm ownership

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance files petition with US court to delay deadline set by Trump administration for it to restructure ownership in the country, saying it needs more clarity on whether its proposed solutions were acceptable to Washington.

Facebook may be forced to stop sending EU customers data to US

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has started an inquiry into how Facebook shifts data from the European Union to the United States.

The TikTok saga gives us a glimpse into a techno-nationalist future

Chinese tech is caught in between growing global suspicion of Big Tech and of Chinese government influence.

What are the implications of a US-TikTok standoff?

What do we know about Trump’s TikTok ban and what would a potential Microsoft deal mean?

African-Americans dying of coronavirus at higher rates – preliminary data

Louisiana, Michigan and Illinois officials said the number of African-Americans getting affected could reflect both lower levels of access to health care and higher levels of underlying illnesses that make them more vulnerable.