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Technology

Web Desk
Jan 26, 2025

Cybersecurity alert warns users about 16 risky apps.

The warning follows a spike in incidents where hackers allegedly aimed to compromise personal data.

Technology

Web Desk
Jan 25, 2025

Brazil bans Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans

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Reuters
Dec 17, 2024

EU privacy regulator fines Meta 251 million euros for 2018 breach

Meta remedied the breach shortly after its discovery, the DPC said. Of the 29 million Facebook accounts impacted globally, about 3 million were based in the EU and European Economic Area.

World

Web Desk
Oct 24, 2024

Ariana Grande concert attack: UK court dismisses conspiracy

Father, daughter sued a producer who claimed the attack was fabricated.

Pakistan

Web Desk
Jul 27, 2024

Govt issues cyber security alert over risks from malicious emails, messages

The Cabinet Division has issued a directive to government officials, advising them not to download files from unknown numbers or email addresses. This move aims to combat the rising threat of cyber-attacks targeting official communications.

Technology

Web Desk
May 18, 2024

Slack under fire for using user data to train AI models

Slack, the widely-used workplace communication platform, has come under scrutiny for using user messages, files, and other content to train its machine learning models without explicit user consent.

World

Web Desk
Feb 28, 2024

Biden to crack down on US data flows to China, Russia

Certain transactions such as cloud service, employment and investment agreements would also be permitted, subject to some security requirements such as encryption and anonymization.

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Shahzad Paracha
Feb 06, 2024

Safer Internet Day: know your rights, stay safe!

It’s always better to minimise the amount of data an app collects about you as there’s a risk of inadvertent disclosure or misuse of personal data due to insufficient data security measures.

Technology

Web Desk
Dec 09, 2023

Enhanced security: WhatsApp unveils ‘View Once’ feature for voice notes

WhatsApp has introduced the “view once” option for voice messages, aligning with the successful implementation of a similar feature for images to prevent misuse.