![Apple CEO Tim Cook, in his first public comments about the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, said he feared the draft rules 'would destroy the security of the iPhone' and a lot of the privacy initiatives built into the App Store [File: Stephen Lam/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/timcook.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Tim Cook criticised the proposed Digital Markets Act, saying it threatens the security and privacy of iPhones.
Privacy
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Rights group urges a probe into the UN sharing refugees’ data with Bangladesh, which passed it on to Myanmar.
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The latest compromise Apple makes on privacy in China, where it earns nearly 15 percent of its revenue.
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The case asks the Delhi High Court to declare one of the new rules is a violation of privacy rights, Reuters reported.
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Some 44 attorneys general from the US urged the Facebook CEO to drop plans for a version of Instagram for kids under 13.
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They will open the door to more abuse.
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The rules may bring seismic change to the $100bn mobile advertising market if most iPhone users decline data collection.
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The proposal would ban AI in ‘social scoring’ systems that judge people based on behaviour and physical traits.
In 2020, India topped list of 29 countries that blocked access to the internet despite increased demand during COVID-19.
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Experts say facial recognition systems being installed in schools without laws to regulate collection and use of data.
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European Union members’ decision to take a joint stance in the privacy talks represents the end of a three-year impasse.
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Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes.
Facebook and Apple are at odds over new rules on tracking users’ activity.
Israeli-made spying tools bought for Bangladesh intelligence service, despite the Asian country not recognising Israel.