Sean Fewster reports: A former SA Health researcher has won a six-year legal battle against Google, proving she was defamed by the internet giant due to the way it auto-completed search terms. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday found Google published defamatory imputations about Dr Janice Duffy “to a substantial number of people”….
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Facebook’s new extended search feature sparks privacy concerns over older posts
The Irish Examiner reports: Facebook users have been warned to check their privacy settings after the social network introduced a new search feature that added nearly two trillion old posts to its archive. Until now, the search feature on the site focused mainly on groups, events and profile pages, with individual posts difficult to locate…
Security Agencies Eager to Get Hold of User Data: Microsoft’s Transparency Report
Owais Sultan reports: Microsoft announced the launch of a new transparency website in order to provide free access to the transparency reports published by the firm. Microsoft’s latest Transparency Hub entails a report comprising of information about the requests received by the tech giant from various parties regarding the elimination of online content. This new website also lets…
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Tech Leaders and Advocates Launch Offensive in Fight Against Online Exploitation, Revenge Porn
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced the launch of a new, first-of-its-kind online resource hub with helpful tools for victims, the technology industry and law enforcement agencies to combat cyber exploitation, the criminal act of posting intimate photos or videos online without the consent of the individual. The announcement is a culmination of nine months of work…