Saritha Rai reports: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok will have to reveal users’ identities if Indian government agencies ask them to, according to the country’s controversial new rules for social media companies and messaging apps expected to be published later this month. The requirement comes as governments around the world are trying to hold social…
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Melbourne dentist granted court order forcing Google to unmask anonymous critic
SBS News reports: The Federal Court of Australia has granted a Melbourne dentist an order which forces tech giant Google to reveal the identification of an anonymous online reviewer. The lawyer for a Melbourne dentist who received an anonymous online negative review has welcomed the decision by an Australian Federal Court judge compelling Google to…
Bianca Devins murder prompts Instagram privacy changes
Mark Weiner reports: Instagram has changed its privacy policies in response to last year’s murder of Bianca Devins in Utica that made headlines around the world, Rep. Anthony Brindisi said Thursday. Graphic photos of the 17-year-old’s murder were posted to Instagram and other social media sites, and photos of her bloodied body were sent by strangers to…
Sen. Gillibrand proposes a new government agency to protect privacy on the internet
Lauren Feiner reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., just unveiled her new proposal for digital privacy legislation, including a new federal agency to enforce consumers’ privacy rights online. It adds to a growing stack of bills aimed at empowering consumers with new digital rights and keeping tech companies’ data collection in check. In a Medium post announcing the bill, Gillibrand name-checks Google and Facebook as…