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Home >Opinion >Columns >Privacy must not be diluted at the altar of competition Data protection regulators contend that since it is they who are responsible for the personal privacy of users, it should be they who have the last word on matters relating to personal data 4 min read . Updated: 30 Mar 2021, 09:28 PM ISTRahul Matthan We need clarity on regulatory jurisdiction before goals of market fair play clash with those of user privacy The decision of the German Federal Cartel Office in 2019 that Facebook’s data collection practices were an exploitative abuse of market power was based on its finding that the data-gathering processes in question were illegal under Europe‘s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Last week, the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf set aside this order, stating that questions of whether or not there had been a violation of the GDPR must be decided by the European Court of Justice, and not the German competition authority. This is the latest example of the tension between competition and privacy regulators on questions of how data businesses should be governed, and by whom. Data protection regulators contend that since it is they who are responsible for the…

CUMBRIA Police have warned against a wave of hackings that have been used to target people financially. The police posted on twitter: "Criminals use hacked social media accounts to extort victims for money. "Don't make life easy for them, use our top tips to secure your accounts properly Down pointing backhand index." Between February 2020 and February 2021, Action Fraud received 15,214 reports about email and social media account hacking. The 88% of reports were made by individuals, with 12% of reports being made by businesses. Analysis of the crime reports revealed that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat were the most affected social media accounts, with direct messages being the most common tactic used by cyber criminals to lure unsuspecting victims Police encourage vigilance online and not to respond to any accounts you do not recognise, or click on any links that are sent by unverified accounts. Additional information can be found at http://orlo.uk/kGCoP.

IndiaUpdated on : Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 9:23 PM IST Users on Tuesday complained that Instagram was down yet again as they headed to Twitter to check if it was just them or the photo-sharing app faced a global outage. Instagrammers complained on micro-blogging site Twitter that they could not open the app. Now this seems to be quite a regular problem as just few days ago social networking sites WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram went down. Many users faced problems while sending and receiving messages. Also, no videos or photos could be loaded on the apps.Check out reactions here:Instagram was crashing on my Samsung. Laga ke fir se hang ho rha hai phone. Came to twitter, saw #instagramdownSachme Instagram down hai.— Saima Mukadam (@saima_mukadam) March 30, 2021

Since its launch in 2003, LinkedIn has evolved to become the largest professional networking platform in the world, with over 750 million registered members globally and more than 30 million members in the UK alone.As part of The Drum’s recent Digital Transformation Festival, US editor Kenneth Hein spoke with Will Aldington Smyth, agency partner lead, EMEA at LinkedIn and Lauren Ogúndèkó, head of response digital and Board member at PHD UK to find out how and why LinkedIn has moved far beyond its roots as a B2B focused ‘digital Rolodex’ to become, surprisingly, one of the most effective B2C channels available to marketers in 2021.Watch the full LinkedIn B2C roundtable here.Describing the gradual evolution of the platform, Aldington Smyth said: “It’s fair to say that LinkedIn was initially viewed mainly as a digital rolodex, CV depository and job board. Today, people come to LinkedIn for a much wider variety of reasons: to be inspired; to connect with others; to find out about different organisations; to learn new skills; to present their professional opinions and to showcase their personal brand. In 2021, our members are using LinkedIn to present their values to the world.”PHD UK’s Ogúndèkó explained how LinkedIn has become…

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Social stocks are in the spotlight.Deutsche Bank boosted its Facebook price target to a Street high on Monday, highlighting tail winds in the advertising space, while Truist analysts upgraded Twitter to a buy on what they view as the "most exciting product roadmap" they've seen from the company.But, the regulatory overhang persists. The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter testified in front of Congress last week at a hearing on misinformation. Platforms have been criticized for not holding themselves' accountable for their content, especially false information, and for whether they either suppress or promote different voices.Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global and chief market strategist at Lido Advisors, said Capitol Hill's next move should be a very real concern for investors in these stocks."The question really comes around how Congress decides to act on this question of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and that can potentially change the business model," Sanchez told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Monday.  » Read More

In the early days of the pandemic, a  Facebook page for Earthley promised an easy way to avoid getting COVID-19. The wellness company promoted a Vitamin D cream and an elderberry elixir to strengthen the body’s immune response and "help fight off the possibility of you or your family getting the coronavirus."  The post appeared to violate Facebook’s policy for false claims of coronavirus treatments and cures. It was serious enough that the Federal Trade Commission mentioned it in a warning letter amid the agency’s crackdown on coronavirus scams.  Nearly one year later, Earthley is still spreading false information about COVID-19 and the vaccines — despite Facebook’s new rules against that content. The page has published out-of-context news stories about vaccine side effects and skirted moderation by misspelling the word "vaccine" in posts questioning whether vaccination is safe. We reached out to Earthley for a comment, but we haven’t heard back. "It doesn’t take an advanced, opaque algorithm like Facebook likes to use to predict this behavior," said John Gregory,  » Read More

Unsplash has announced that as of today it is being acquired by Getty Images. In a blog post, Unsplash’s founder Mikael Cho says that it will continue to operate as a standalone brand inside of Getty and that the free content model won’t be changing. Unsplash launched in 2013 as a simple Tumblr blog with free photos, and it has since become well-known as a free photography stock site where photographers upload full-resolution images to the platform. Those photos can then be downloaded and used by anyone for any purpose without requiring attribution (though Unsplash does encourage it). The company has been somewhat controversial among photographers over the years, as people see it as a contributor to lowering the pay rate bar for both stock photographers and the value of photography overall. With more than 100 million images downloaded every month, the platform is clearly popular. A screenshot of the Unsplash homepage. Getty Images touts itself as able to power the world’s corporate and media communications through more than 425 million images and videos from the world’s top visual experts, award-winning content creators, producers, partners, the world’s deepest digital archive of historic photography, and world-class support, technology, and capabilities. Cho…

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People alight from a bus as election campaign vehicles of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) drive past in Kochi.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP Key Highlights Scroll down for the biggest news headlines in India and the world. New Delhi: It was a thunder Tuesday of news as Health Minister re-iterated that COVID vaccines were completely safe and that lies were being spread by ‘WhatsApp university’. Also, PM Modi hit out at the LDF government in Kerala. Below are the day’s biggest headlines: Like Judas betrayed Lord Christ, LDF betrayed Kerala for a few pieces of gold: PM Narendra Modi in Kerala Addressing a rally in Palakkad to campaign for the Kerala election 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the ruling LDF government in Kerala has betrayed the people of the state for "a few pieces of gold". He also alleged that there is a secret understanding between the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF alliance in the southern state. He further attacked the LDF and the UDF, saying both the alliances ignore the tourism sector in Kerala. The high number of road-blocks by UDF and LDF has made the speed of development slower, he said. Read More 'Don't…