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PRIVACY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018
Cambridge Analytica ex-boss admits getting Facebook data from researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users' personal details, contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers.
WORLD
Jun 6, 2018
Hack of genealogy website MyHeritage exposes data from 92 million accounts
The consumer genealogy website MyHeritage says email addresses and password information linked to more than 92 million user accounts have been compromised in an apparent hacking incident.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 6, 2018
Facebook confirms it shared data with Chinese companies Huawei, Lenovo, OPPO and TCL
Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world's third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from U.S. intelligence agencies on security concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 2, 2018
Apple set to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality, sources say
Apple Inc. will in the coming week debut tools to let two iPhone users share augmented reality while limiting the personal data sent to its servers, two people familiar with the matter said.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2018
A step toward the restoration of privacy
The EU's new rules on data protection and privacy are an important step in the protection of privacy and rebalancing the relationship between companies and customers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 30, 2018
At Beijing security fair, an arms race for surveillance tech
It can crack your smartphone password in seconds, rip personal data from call and messaging apps, and peruse your contact book.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2018
EU privacy law enters into force as activist takes aim
New European privacy regulations went into effect on Friday that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2018
Amazon Echo eavesdropped on couple, sent recording to a contact: report
A couple's private conversation was mysteriously recorded by their Amazon Echo device and sent to one of their contacts, igniting privacy concerns about the voice-activated gadgets the online retailer wants to make as commonplace in homes as televisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2018
The politics of machine-learning algorithms
If we do not take the reins of the new technologies that are starting to dominate decision-making in business, politics and society, they could lead us toward a political system we did not choose.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2018
Most U.S. Facebook users as active or more since privacy scandal
Most of Facebook's U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations that a political consultancy collected information about millions of accounts without owners' permission, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed.
WORLD
May 5, 2018
Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records, official report shows
The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2018
How to stop surveillance capitalism
Facebook, Google & Co. are the new quasi-royal sovereigns. Their algorithmic de-facto laws do not require the approval of any parliaments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2018
After Facebook lobbying failed, Google takes aim at U.S. law banning use of biometric data without consent
Alphabet Inc. is pushing efforts to roll back the most comprehensive biometric privacy law in the U.S., even as the company and its peers face heightened scrutiny after the unauthorized sharing of data at Facebook Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2018
Facebook to put 1.5 billion users out of reach of new EU privacy law
If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people's online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc. users around the world would be protected by it, but the online social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much smaller.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2018
Ousting King Mark would be hard
As long as tech's next big thing remains far in the future, the social network will maintain its monopoly status.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2018
The Orwellian danger of Facebook
Is Mark Zuckerberg really in control of Facebook? Or is he a sorcerer's apprentice that cannot handle the invention?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2018
A victory for Zuckerberg at first Senate hearing
Facebook's economic model emerged unscathed despite hours of questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg deflects senators' efforts on regulating Facebook or changing how it does business
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2018
Zuckerberg's internal notes advised him to cite Chinese competition if Senators suggested breaking up Facebook
Facebook Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg was prepared to cite competition with China if asked whether the social media giant should be broken up, according to internal notes the chief executive officer took to a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018
Don't be shocked at spies tracking your cellphone
The 'stingray' discovery in Washington is a reminder of how much data we're giving away
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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