Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-blocks-ad-transparency-tools

A number of organizations […] have developed tools to let the public see exactly how Facebook users are being targeted by advertisers.

Now, Facebook has quietly made changes to its site that stop those efforts.

Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them - TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/facebook-project-atlas/

Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo app that Apple banned in June

U.S. Charges Huawei With Stealing Trade Secrets, Bank Fraud - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-28/u-s-planning-to-announce-criminal-charges-related-to-huawei-jrgrda0q

Employees offered bonuses to steal rival tech, prosecutors say

CFO allegedly lied to banks about Huawei’s business in Iran

Evaluating the GCHQ Exceptional Access Proposal - Lawfare

https://www.lawfareblog.com/evaluating-gchq-exceptional-access-proposal

On the other side of this debate is pretty much all technologists working in computer security and cryptography, who argue that adding eavesdropping features fundamentally makes those systems less secure.

Huawei – fare for spionasje eller svertekampanje? – NRK Urix

https://www.nrk.no/urix/huawei-_-fare-for-spionasje-eller-svertekampanje_-1.14399304

Grunnleggeren av Huawei, kom nylig på banen og hevdet at selskapet aldri vil utlevere informasjon til kinesiske myndigheter.

Det kan han trolig ikke love. Den kinesiske sikkerhetsloven står nemlig i veien for det.

Google fined $57m by French regulator for breaching GDPR - Digiday

https://digiday.com/media/google-fined-57m-french-regulator-breaching-gdpr/

for making it difficult for users to see the detail on why and how they should give consent in order to be sent personalized ads, and for providing a pre-ticked option when requesting consent.

U.S. Believes It Doesn’t Need to Show ‘Proof’ Huawei Is a Spy Threat - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-believes-it-doesnt-need-to-show-proof-huawei-is-a-spy-threat-11548288297

Huawei’s very structure, with its close ties to the Chinese government […] makes the company a potential tool for espionage and thus a security threat

Automated phishing attack tool bypasses 2FA protection

https://www.grahamcluley.com/automated-phishing-attack-tool-bypasses-2fa-protection/

but don’t let Modlishka make you give up on 2FA just yet…

Despite Bitcoin’s Dive, a Former Soviet Republic Is Still Betting Big on It - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/business/georgia-bitcoin-blockchain-bitfury.html

Tax breaks, land deals and cheap energy have spurred cryptocurrency mining in Georgia, which wants to be a digital data leader.

Kommune nekter lærere, elever og foreldre å kommunisere på Facebook – NRK

https://www.nrk.no/finnmark/kommune-nekter-laerere_-elever-og-foreldre-a-kommunisere-pa-facebook-1.14395331

Den nye personvernloven som kom i fjor, har ført til at Alta kommune nå nekter ansatte i skoler og barnehager å bruke Facebook for å kommunisere med elever og foreldre.