June 18, 2018

Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought

It's surprising how many trolls don't realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.

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February 20, 2018

Facebook told to stop tracking users that aren’t logged in

If Facebook doesn't stop tracking users across the web, it could face a fine of €250,000 ($315,000) per day, says Belgian court.

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November 17, 2017

Skype faces fine after refusing to allow eavesdropping

The trouble began when authorities came knocking, wanting to listen in on organised crime

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July 01, 2016

Facebook wins appeal, CPP warns of “massive violations of privacy”

Facebook can now go back to tracking any Belgians, even if they don't use Facebook

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December 04, 2015

Facebook ordered to stop tracking non-users

Per court order, no more tracking cookies glued to the browsers of people who don't even have Facebook accounts.

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November 11, 2015

Belgium to Facebook: stop tracking non-Facebook users or face $267K daily fines

The clock started ticking on Monday, when a Belgian court gave Facebook 48 hours to comply or face fines of up to 250,000 euros a day.

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September 23, 2015

Facebook: our cookies keep you safe from cyber terrorists!

Belgian data protection authority: You're as bad as the NSA!!!

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