US warns new Chinese counterespionage law puts companies at risk

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Friday warned about a new Chinese counterespionage law, saying American and other foreign companies in the country could face penalties from…

EU backs personal data flows with Britain as deadline looms

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, June 28 (Reuters) – The European Union has agreed that British standards for the protection of personal data are sufficiently high to allow information to continue to flow…

Australia regulator tells Medibank to set aside $167 mln after data breach

[ad_1] Shares down as much as 4.6%, worst day since Oct. 26 Medibank says has sufficient capital Capital returns apart from dividend unlikely in near-term-analyst SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) –…

U.S. lawmakers seek $1 bln to fund FTC privacy probes

[ad_1] [1/2] Signage is seen at the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on…

Colonial Pipeline has no plan to pay ransom to hackers -sources

[ad_1] [1/2] A truck passes holding tanks at Colonial Pipeline’s Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – Colonial…

Google faces EU break-up order over anti-competitive adtech practices

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google may have to sell part of its lucrative adtech business to address concerns about anti-competitive practices, EU regulators said on Wednesday,…

Breakingviews – Beijing expects foreigners to trust, not verify

[ad_1] HONG KONG, May 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – “A confident, open, and willing-to-share China must be a huge force for world prosperity and stability,” Premier Li Qiang said at a…

FTC proposes ban on Meta profiting from minors’ data

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta’s (META.O) Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement…

VIEW U.S. tech firms face new EU rules for business practices

[ad_1] BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Big U.S. technology firms ranging from Apple (AAPL.O) to Facebook (FB.O) may have to change their business practices in Europe or face fines of…

U.S. Energy Department probes hack, says no threat to national security

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it was responding to a cyber breach that was part of the suspected Russian campaign hitting…