Privacy

Section 230 is a key provision under the Communications Decency Act, which shields online companies from being held liable for the content their users create. 

The attack on eResearchTechnology (ERT) began two weeks ago when employees discovered they were locked out of their data

Anthem, the health insurance company behind Blue Cross-Blue Shield, has agreed to pay nearly $40 million in another settlement over a 2015 cyberattack that compromised the personal information belonging to nearly 79 million people.

Lawyers using the D.C. Bar exam website to apply for licenses to practice law say the site had a bug that exposed some applicants' sensitive information.

Researchers have discovered three TikTok accounts that were promoting at least seven scam apps on the video-sharing platform.

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced that it had charged five Chinese citizens allegedly involved in an “unprecedented” hacking campaign that involved the theft of code, customer data and valuable business data and affected more than 100 companies and institutions across the globe.

Republican Rep. Doug Collins demanded Apple CEO Tim Cook provide information on the iPhone’s feature that wipes phone data after a certain number of failed passcode attempts, following newly released Justice Department records which showed more than a dozen phones belonging to members of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigatory team were “wiped” during the Russia probe.

A European Union (EU) privacy regulator has sent Facebook Inc. a preliminary order to halt the transfer of data regarding its EU users to the U.S.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is calling for a review of U.S. vitamin company GNC’s sale to Chinese-owned Harbin Pharmaceuticals over data concerns.

Senate Republicans introduced a new bill Tuesday which would remove some of the protections provided to social media and technology companies under the Communications Decency Act.

While Microsoft continues to appear to be the top bidder, the company has recently come under scrutiny for its close relationship with China, which Navarro noted as a major difference from competitor Oracle with respect to national security.