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Meta Fined €91 Million by Irish Regulator Over Password Breach

3 months ago

Meta, the technology giant behind some of the world's largest social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, has been fined €91 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission. The huge penalty follows findings by the regulator of serious breaches in password data protection practices at the company, which left millions of user accounts vulnerable to potential security threats.

Telegram's CEO Durov Announces Enhanced Data Sharing with Governments

3 months ago

It was the most dramatic policy shift yet announced by Telegram's chief executive officer Pavel Durov, which paves the way for the messaging app to disclose more data about users to governments. In so doing, Telegram has ushered in a sea change in its stance on user privacy and data protection, having long been praised for stringent security measures coupled with the least amount of shared data.