Tag: data privacy
India Withdraws Mandatory Cyber App Rule After Backlash from Tech Industry
India Reverses Plan to Pre‑Install Government Cyber App on All Smartphones India’s government has scrapped a controversial order that would have forced smartphone manufacturers to pre‑install its state‑run cyber‑safety app on all new...
Meta Ordered to Limit Data Use for Personalised Ads by EU Court
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been ordered by the European Union's highest court to reduce the amount of personal data it uses for personalised advertising. This comes as a landmark...
Meta Fined €91m for GDPR Breaches on Password Storage by Irish DPC
Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been fined €91m (£75m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the storage of user passwords. The investigation, initiated...
Instagram ad-free subscription violation
Instagram ad-free subscription violation, The European Commission has announced that Meta's "pay or consent" advertising model on Instagram violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under this model, users in the EU must...
Meta Legal Challenge
A judge has recently approved a significant legal case against Facebook's parent company, Meta, with claims potentially reaching up to £3 billion. The lawsuit is spearheaded by Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who represents...
ChatGPT Data Privacy Violations
Italy's Data Protection Authority (DPA) has raised concerns about data privacy violations by ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot. According to the DPA, the violations are primarily related to collecting personal data and inadequate...
African Semiconductor Industry
Africa has potential, especially in artificial intelligence (AI). As the world increasingly relies on AI-driven technologies, the need for homegrown AI solutions in Africa is more pressing than ever. One of the...
African Companies Hackers, Cybersecurity
In today's interconnected world, where technology plays an increasingly pivotal role in business operations, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. African companies, like their counterparts around the globe, face an ever-growing...




