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Google hit with $806M in penalties from US and French authorities over privacy issues

The tech giant was ordered to pay $425 million by the San Francisco jury, while France imposed $381 million (€325 million) fine in a coordinated assault on data collection practices.

By Gyana Swain

Sep 4, 20255 mins

Data PrivacyTechnology Industry

Relief for European Commission as court upholds EU Data Privacy Framework agreement with US

By John E. Dunn

Sep 3, 20251 min

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How to leverage IT success for good

A successful IT-, business-, and cybersecurity leader told us how she is using her privilege and status to drive gender inclusivity and promote cyber security practices. She told us how she is able to leverage her success – and why it matters.

By Matt Egan

Aug 25, 2025 5 mins

Diversity and InclusionSecurity

Apple has protected against seven zero-day attacks this year

Even Mac users need to be aware, keep your systems updated, and remain vigilant.

By Jonny Evans

Aug 22, 2025 5 mins

AppleMacOS SecurityiOS Security

FTC warns tech giants against foreign government pressure on privacy and censorship

FTC Chairman puts 13 major companies on notice that weakening US consumer protections could violate federal law.

By Gyana Swain

Aug 22, 2025 5 mins

Data PrivacyEncryptionTechnology Industry

Microsoft fixes the fixes that broke Windows tools

Microsoft has corrected two August 2025 Patch Tuesday bugs that blocked Windows 11 upgrades and broke reset and recovery tools across Windows 10 and 11.

By Shweta Sharma

Aug 20, 2025 1 min

Windows PCsWindows Security

DDoS-protection crisis looms as attacks grow

C-suite executives need to ensure their enterprises are protected against the wide-ranging effects of supercharged distributed denial of service attacks.

By Tim Greene

Apr 15, 2025 3 mins

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UK agrees to drop dangerous data encryption backdoor demands, says US

The decision represents a victory for common sense, digital privacy, and commerce.

By Jonny Evans

Aug 19, 2025 6 mins

AppleData PrivacyRegulation

Enterprise note-taking apps face legal scrutiny as Otter hit with privacy suit

The complaint filed in California district court says the popular transcription service records users and uses their voices and data to train its models without consent.

By Taryn Plumb

Aug 18, 2025 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIPrivacy

How agentic AI will impact software engineering

Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World examines how agentic AI will change the careers of software developers; how useful is Microsoft CoPilot in Excel; and what are the security challenges of using AI for data platforms.

By Matt Egan

Aug 18, 2025 4 mins

Big DataData PrivacyGenerative AI

Acclimatize to fear: How to be a successful startup founder

A founder and CPO told us that startups succeed only when they solve problems for their customers. He said that even with the best talent, support and technology, failure is a likely outcome and leaders need to eliminate the risks they can and live with the fear that remains.

By Matt Egan

Aug 18, 2025 7 mins

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