Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Technology
February 2, 2020
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is…
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm’s spyware in personal and government hacks: sources
(Reuters) — The FBI is investigating the role of Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group Technologies in possible hacks on American…
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
Technology
January 27, 2020
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
The US Justice Department and state attorneys general are meeting this week for talks on their concurrent investigations into possible…
Rights group demands Israel rein in murky spyware company
Middle East
January 16, 2020
Rights group demands Israel rein in murky spyware company
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli court heard a case Thursday calling for restrictions to be slapped on NSO…
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
World
January 7, 2020
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
LONDON (AP) — Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and…
Police arrest 4 people for torturing and killing dog in Cairo
Egypt
December 24, 2019
Police arrest 4 people for torturing and killing dog in Cairo
A security source said that four people have been arrested for torturing and killing a dog in the al-Matareya area,…
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Technology
December 21, 2019
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored…
UK election is full of dirty tricks and political clicks
World
December 5, 2019
UK election is full of dirty tricks and political clicks
LONDON (AP) — Britain is proving a lawless landscape for political mudslingers mining cyberspace for votes in an election that…
US urges social media platforms to block Iran officials
Middle East
November 24, 2019
US urges social media platforms to block Iran officials
The US State Department on Saturday called on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the accounts of Iranian government leaders…
Asmaa Sherif Mounir apologizes for her offensive comments about Sheikh Shaarawy
Culture
November 8, 2019
Asmaa Sherif Mounir apologizes for her offensive comments about Sheikh Shaarawy
Beauty expert and TV presenter Asmaa Sherif Mounir officially apologized for her criticism of late prominent Sheikh Mohamed Metwaly El-Shaarawy…