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Indian officials are likely to cite the WhatsApp snooping controversy to push through a plan to compel digital companies to store data of Indian users locally, multiple reports say. Tech experts confirmed that multiple government…

Former Netflix customers who cancelled their subscription months ago have had their accounts reactivated without their consent. BBC Radio 4's You & Yours programme has learned that criminals can log in to dormant accounts and…

How does it share data? Facebook says that it does not use anything you say on a Portal video call or voice interactions for targeted ads, but data about your Portal usage – how often you do video calls, what apps you open, what…

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cybersecurity. But even that seemingly simple question can have complex answers. In a…

Hundreds of porn stars and sex workers had their Instagram accounts deleted this year, and many say that they're being held to a different standard than mainstream celebrities. "I should be able to model my Instagram account on Sharon…

There is a problem with artificial intelligence. It can be amazing at churning through gigantic amounts of data to solve challenges that humans struggle with. But understanding how it makes its decisions is often very difficult to do, if…

Rohit Prasad has 17 smart speakers in his home powered by Amazon's smart assistant. "I test my own technology - with all of them being called Alexa, I see which one is waking up and whether it is the right device," says the chief scientist…

Instagram will ask new members to provide their date of birth when setting up an account, as it plans more "age-appropriate experiences". The photo-sharing network already requires people to be at least 13 years old to create an account.…