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Month: September 2021

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data privacy laws after European regulators demanded the penalty be increased.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission was entrusted with the case because Facebook’s European headquarters are situated in the country.”And following this reassessment the DPC has imposed a fine of 225 million

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Some Nigerian-based Experts Warn of China’s Growing Influence in African Technology
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it wants to train up to 3 million African youths to work with cutting-edge digital technology such as artificial intelligence. Already, Nigerian students who took part in a Huawei-sponsored information and communications technology (ICT) competition say the benefits, including possible job placements with the company, are enormous. But experts warn there could be potential

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Facebook Invests in New Partnerships With Argentine Press
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Social media giant Facebook will invest $1.5 million in Argentine media to train journalists and promote online development, a first in Latin America.The agreement signed last week with almost 150 media outlets will allow 3,000 journalists to be trained, while also helping Facebook develop commercial agreements.It’s part of the Facebook Journalism Project that involves collaboration

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South Korea Bans Google, Apple Payment Monopolies
09/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems. South Korea is reportedly the first country in the world to pass such a bill, which becomes law when it is signed by the president, whose party has backed

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