Cambridge Analytica shuts down over data scandal (but enquiry continues)
Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data breach is shutting down, but has been told it “cannot be allowed to delete their data history by closing”.
Privacy
GDPR: UK consumers to target businesses with onslaught of data privacy requests
Two in five (40 per cent) of UK consumers are already planning to request personal information within six months of GDPR coming into force.
Facebook takes on Tinder with dating service
Facebook is to get its own dating service designed to build “meaningful, long-term relationships” rather than “just for hook-ups”.
Nearly half of UK businesses expect to be fined for GDPR non-compliance
Nearly half (45%) of UK businesses have put money aside to cover possible fines for not being GDPR compliant by May 25th, according to new research.
Many businesses and charities ‘suffered at least one cyber attack last year’
With one month to go until new data protection laws come into force, UK businesses are being urged to protect themselves against cyber crime after new statistics show over four in ten (43%) of businesses and two in ten charities (19%) suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months.
WhatsApp raises minumum age limit to 16 in the EU
WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union, as the Facebook-owned messaging service looks to comply with upcoming new data privacy rules.
Facebook denies running personality tests to better target ads
Facebook has come under fresh criticism over people’s privacy, after a BBC report looks into claims that the social network considered profiling user personalities in order to better target adverts.
People spending less time on Facebook and more time on Google
Facebook lost ground to Google in January as users spent more time on YouTube and other Alphabet properties, according to a report.
Surviving the Post-social Media Apocalypse: Has JD Weatherspoon’s started a chain of events?
In the wake of the recent #DeleteFacebook movement and now JD Weatherspoon’s abandonment of social media, a new report highlights that these recent data privacy issues marks the beginning of a post-social media apocalypse.
UK ‘can lead the way the ethical AI’
The UK is in a strong position to be a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This position, coupled with the wider adoption of AI, could deliver a major boost to the economy for years to come. The best way to do this is to put ethics at the centre of AI’s … [Read more…]