Facebook and Instagram going ad-free in Europe, but for a price – Times of India 2 min read Technology Facebook and Instagram going ad-free in Europe, but for a price – Times of India xploreme October 30, 2023 For users in Europe, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a new subscription...Read More
Why TikTok has been asked to pay $368 million fine – Times of India 2 min read Technology Why TikTok has been asked to pay $368 million fine – Times of India xploreme September 16, 2023 The Data Protection Commission (DPC) of Ireland has imposed a EUR 345 million (approximately $367 million) fine...Read More
Ubisoft Clarifies That It Won’t Delete Inactive Accounts With Purchased Games 3 min read Technology Ubisoft Clarifies That It Won’t Delete Inactive Accounts With Purchased Games xploreme July 25, 2023 Ubisoft confirmed that it won’t be deleting ‘inactive’ accounts, leading to the permanent deletion of digitally purchased...Read More
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Microsoft ‘Data Boundary’ for EU Customers Will Roll Out on January 1 2 min read Technology Microsoft ‘Data Boundary’ for EU Customers Will Roll Out on January 1 xploreme December 15, 2022 Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers will be able to process and store...Read More
TikTok Accused of Breaching EU Laws Over Targeted Advertising Policy 2 min read Technology TikTok Accused of Breaching EU Laws Over Targeted Advertising Policy xploreme July 5, 2022 Rights activists on Tuesday accused social media giant TikTok of breaching EU laws by co-opting users into...Read More
WhatsApp Rolling Out Request Account Info Feature on Desktop: Report 2 min read Technology WhatsApp Rolling Out Request Account Info Feature on Desktop: Report xploreme May 21, 2022 WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a beta update that lets users request their account information on...Read More
Google Finally Lets EU Users ‘Reject All’ Cookies With a Single Click 2 min read Technology Google Finally Lets EU Users ‘Reject All’ Cookies With a Single Click xploreme April 22, 2022 Google will introduce changes to the way it handles cookies for users living in the European Union...Read More
Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Ireland 2 min read Technology Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Ireland xploreme March 16, 2022 Ireland on Tuesday imposed a fine on Facebook parent company Meta for breaching EU data privacy laws,...Read More
WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says 1 min read Technology WhatsApp Privacy Case Must Be Decided in a Month, EU Watchdog Says xploreme July 29, 2021 EU privacy watchdog EDPB on Wednesday gave the Irish data protection agency a month to issue a...Read More