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Microchips are getting under the skin of thousands in Sweden

Thousands of Swedes are having microchips implanted into their bodies so that they don't need to carry key cards, IDs, and even train tickets.

Papua New Guinea

PNG to shut down Facebook for one month to hunt down ‘fake users'

Communication Minister Sam Basil said the shutdown would allow officials to conduct research into how Facebook is being used in the island nation, which is home to some 8 million people.

World News

EBS: European business leaders talk GDPR, data and Facebook

At the European Business Summit in Brussels we spoke to several entrepreneurs and innovators about the new laws, data privacy and Facebook, to find out the impact for their businesses.

World News

US newspaper websites blocked in EU after missing GDPR deadline

European users were met with an error message when trying to access websites

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World News

Europe's new data protection laws pose problems for small businesses

SME's face dilemma over stored data and raised costs to adminster personal databases to compy with GDPR legislation, but the EU is attempting to reassure them that they won't be hard-hit...and is facing some scepticism.

USA

Facebook accused of mass surveillance

Social media network allegedly gathered information on people who had not signed up to Facebook

World News

Twitter sees the funny side to GDPR e-mail burst

People have been receiving a spurt of e-mails ahead of major new data protection laws coming into force on Friday and the deadline has sparked some funny responses and memes on social media.

World

New EU data rules stop us being 'naked'

New EU rules come in this week, which aim to give us more protection - when it comes to our personal data. GDPR should make it easier for us to access information that companies hold about us. After all the scandals we've seen of - like Cambridge Analytica - many will be welcoming it.

Belgium

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and your privacy

Mark Zuckerberg's visit to the European Parliament coincides with the introduction of the EU's new rules on data protection, which requires companies to give European citizens greater control over their personal data. But some believe that all publicity is good publicity.

World News

Why does everyone keep asking if they can use my data?

If you've been seeing a lot of messages on websites about your data, or getting bombarded with emails, here's why.

Europe News

Mark Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for massive data lea

Watch live as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets lawmakers in the European Parliament.

World News

GDPR explained: what the EU’s major new data protection rules mean for

New data protection rules come into force on May 25. They have been billed as the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web.

Europe News

Facebook's Zuckerberg bound for Brussels

Social media boss to face data protection grilling, but closed-doors meeting is slammed

Europe News

EU moves to protect whistleblowers

Under proposed new rules, informants would be protected from being fired or demoted

World News

Facebook to roll out Europe's stringent privacy rules worldwide

Facebook’s two billion users may get the full benefit of the European Union’s stringent data protection regulations

Russia

UK, US, and Australia blame Russia for global cyber attack

Security officials in the UK, US and Australia have accused Russia of hacking into millions of machines and using them as part of an espionage campaign against the West since 2015.

USA

Zuckerberg emerges unscathed from Congress grilling over Facebook flaws

The Facebook CEO revealed his own data had been breached during the second day of questioning by US senators

World News

Beware of fertility apps — your data may be sold to companies, warns think tank

Those using fertility, pregnancy, and period-tracking apps are at risk of having their data harvested for third-parties, says Brazilian think thank Coding Rights.

USA

Zuckerberg says sorry to US Senate over Facebook data breach

The social media website founder also pledged to work with government on regulation if necessary

USA

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress

The testimony marks the first time that 33-year-old Zuckerberg has faced Congress.