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Where US Presidential Candidates Stand on Breaking up Big Tech
Reuters - In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America's big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political...
Exclusive: Interpol Plans to Condemn Encryption Spread, Citing Predators, Sources Say
SAN FRANCISCO - The international police organisation Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects...
Bytedance CEO Urges Tiktok Diversification as US Pressure Mounts: Internal Note
BEIJING - The founder and CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance will focus on adding users of the popular video app in countries outside...
Softbank to Create $30 Billion Tech Giant Via Yahoo Japan, Line Corp Deal
TOKYO - SoftBank Corp plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech...
Microsoft Teams Surpasses 20 Million Daily Active Users; Rival Slack Shares Slip
Microsoft Corp’s workplace messaging app, Teams, has surged in popularity, surpassing 20 million daily active users, up from 13 million in July of the...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra and Digital Wallet Calibra
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Facebook Inc revealed lofty plans to establish a cryptocurrency called Libra in June, but the project quickly ran into trouble...
Eu Countries Fail to Agree on Privacy Rules Governing Whatsapp, Skype
BRUSSELS - EU efforts to create a level playing field between telecoms operators and Facebook's WhatsApp and Microsoft unit Skype stalled on Friday...
Workers at Israeli Surveillance Firm Nso Sue Facebook for Blocking Private Accounts
JERUSALEM - A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media...
Senate Democrats Unveil Privacy Bill
WASHINGTON - Democratic senators proposed legislation on Tuesday that would set penalties for online companies like Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc if...
Exclusive: China’s Bytedance Moves to Ringfence its Tiktok App Amid US Probe – Sources
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/BEIJING - ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations, amid a...
Interpol Group Delays Criticism of Encryption After Objections
SAN FRANCISCO - The international police organisation Interpol put off plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption after objections by tech companies...
US Senators Threaten Facebook and Apple with Encryption Regulation
SAN FRANCISCO - US senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the...