Tag: Privacy
Deutsche Telekom sells its customers’ private data in the USA
Hamburg, San Francisco The sun is shining, the employees are grinning, Timotheus Höttges is willing to take selfies: At the end of last week, the head of Deutsche Telekom traveled…
SAP and BCG make CO2 emissions calculable
Lignite power plant and wind turbines Complex supply chains make it difficult for companies to measure their emissions. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Sustainability, measured by CO2 emissions, is becoming a key…
Tiktok & Ukraine war: Fake news in fast forward
Dusseldorf It was a prime example of fake news: On Tiktok, a woman told a selfie video about Ukrainian refugees in Euskirchen who are said to have beaten a 16-year-old…
EU and USA agree on rules for data flow
Ursula von der Leyen and Joe Biden in Brussels Agreement on data streams across the Atlantic. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels The data of European citizens should again be allowed to be…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s antivirus platform
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s antivirus
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
How spies and hackers abuse Google’s Virus Total
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
Google’s Virus Total is also a tool for espionage and hacking
Dusseldorf Virus Total’s homepage looks like a Wikipedia for malware. Anyone can freely use the malware database. But that also includes the cybercriminals, whose attacks most users want to protect…
EU adopts strict guidelines for internet giants
Brussels Tech giants like Facebook and Google will have to comply with much stricter rules in the European Union in the future. Negotiators from the EU states and the European…
EU adopts strict guidelines for internet giants
Google & Co Large tech companies will be more strictly regulated in the European Union in the future. (Photo: AFP) Brussels Tech giants like Facebook and Google will have to…
Telekom closes development site in Russia
Deutsche Telekom The tasks of the Russian employees are now to be carried out from other locations. (Photo: imago images/Marc John) Bonn Deutsche Telekom has closed its software development site…
How Apple, Google & Amazon need to change
Brussels, San Francisco On Thursday evening, a handful of politicians will gather in a modest Brussels boardroom to define new rules for the world’s largest corporations. Lobbyists have been trying…
Apple services are down for hours – problem fixed
Apple with problems Several company services could not be reached. (Photo: dpa) Cupertino An hour-long failure of important online services caused problems for Apple customers on Monday. Among other things,…
BSI warns of Russian anti-virus software
Anti-virus software manufacturer Kaspersky The German authorities warn against the use of Russian security software. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Dusseldorf, Berlin Kaspersky is a well-known name in Germany, and the…
Warning of further attacks after hacking of Rosneft
Berlin A cyber attack on the German subsidiary of the Russian oil company Rosneft led to a massive loss of data. The hackers apparently also have other companies in the…
Authorities register significantly more data protection violations
Berlin The corona pandemic and its effects led to serious data protection violations last year. This is shown by a survey by the Handelsblatt among the data protection officers of…
Why US tech firms fear the EU more than the US
EU Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager The top politician wants to limit the power of tech companies. (Photo: REUTERS) austin The Vice President of the EU Commission Margrethe Vestager stated…
Authorities register significantly more data protection violations
Berlin The corona pandemic and its effects led to serious data protection violations last year. This is shown by a survey by the Handelsblatt among the data protection officers of…
Why US tech companies fear the EU more than the US
EU Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager The top politician wants to limit the power of tech companies. (Photo: REUTERS) austin The Vice President of the EU Commission Margrethe Vestager stated…
Shadowbreak translates radio messages from Russian soldiers
Russian soldier with machine gun on a truck in Ukraine The photo was released by the Russian Defense Ministry. (Photo: AP) Mr. Cardillo, their military company Shadowbreak, and volunteers intercept…