Microsoft issues apology after new world-wide outage
Microsoft has issued an apology after thousands of users globally reported issues with its products, including email service Outlook and the popular game Minecraft. According to Downdetector, a site that tracks online outages, reports of problems surged on Tuesday afternoon. The incident is particularly concerning as it comes less than two weeks after a major […]
Meta Agrees to $1.4 Billion Settlement in Texas Biometric Data Lawsuit Over Facebook Images
Meta has agreed to pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of Texas over the unauthorized use of biometric data from Facebook users, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in February 2022, accused Meta of capturing and using biometric data, including facial recognition from […]
US claims Tik Tok collected data on users and then sent it to China
In a filing with a federal appeals court, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that TikTok has been collecting sensitive information about American users and transmitting it to China. The DOJ claims that TikTok has gathered data on user views regarding socially divisive topics such as abortion, religion, and gun control, potentially allowing the […]
