The Irish Times

Code that formed basis of worldwide web for sale as non-fungible token

Proceeds of sale by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the internet, to go to charity

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Algorithms fail the test in exams debacle

Unconscious bias a risk as coders are more often white, male and from higher income backgrounds

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 05:00

DUP’s Brexit ads: Who bankrolled the secretive £435,000 campaign?

A journalist has tried to smash the wall of silence around NI’s record political donation

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 02:07

Privacy and data in 2019: We deserve better than surveillance capitalism

Karlin Lillington: Tech companies now face greater legal and regulatory opposition

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 05:00

Privacy uproar shows Google cloud business has a trust problem

Ascension’s deal is no different to the deals other companies have with public cloud providers

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 05:25

Shares in Snapchat owner tumble after Instagram launch

New Instagram app allows private sharing of photos

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 19:44

Facebook to pay $5bn to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal

Firm to set up privacy committee after settlement some believe does not go far enough

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 15:21

US regulators approve $5bn Facebook fine over privacy issues

Federal authorities investigating allegations Facebook inappropriately shared user data

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 08:27

Forcing tech giants to share data not the way to go

Data interoperability and portability could level the digital playing field for smaller firms

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 05:30

Facebook curbs ad targeting for race, gender and age

Advertising for housing, jobs or credit will no longer be able to target based on those categories

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 09:40

Data from HSE website users ‘leaked to commercial actors’

Report finds 73 per cent of HSE landing pages contained ‘ad trackers’

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 19:09

Facebook in talks with US watchdog to settle privacy investigation

Negotiations have started but no monetary figure is believed to have been agreed

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 20:14

Facebook to link employee bonuses to progress on social issues

New bonus criteria include ‘building new experiences that . . . improve people’s lives’

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 12:06

Facebook faces seven data-protection investigations in Republic

Inquiries among 16 cases targeting big tech firms including Twitter, Apple and LinkedIn

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 16:36

Facebook pulls app that collected data from users’ iPhones

App allowed social network to monitor user’s web and phone activity

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 10:34

Facebook sued by Washington, DC, over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Attorney general confirms US capital has taken action against social media giant

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 20:12

Facebook lodges appeal against £500,000 Cambridge Analytica fine

Privacy rights advocates say social media group ‘should know when to stop digging and when to start taking responsibility’

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 09:11

Apple boss Tim Cook says tech industry regulation ‘inevitable’

Free market approach not working amid series of data privacy scandals

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 07:51

Inside Facebook Ireland: ‘It’s tough. It’s hard work. It’s exhausting’

Gareth Lambe, head of Facebook Ireland, talks data breaches, hate speech and EU threats

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 05:36

I never expected to be the target of porn blackmail

Karlin Lillington: Although I knew the specific threat was a bluff, I had wider worries

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 05:00

Could a €1.6bn fine make Facebook finally care about users’ privacy rights?

Massive data breach made headlines but Facebook’s trade in user data is as scandalous

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 05:00

Manafort associate admits funnelling oligarch funds to Trump committee

Sam Patten, who also worked for Cambridge Analytica, pleads guilty to illegal US lobbying

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 22:03

Facebook market value drops by $120bn in single day sell-off

Social media giant’s US stock plunge comes on foot of slower revenue growth warning

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 21:45

Facebook investigates data collection by new third-party company

Platform suspends analytics firm Crimson Hexagon amid surveillance suspicions

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 15:33

Facebook faces ‘symbolic’ £500,000 fine from UK regulator

Fine is less than 1% of company’s daily revenue in 2017

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 11:52

Facebook answers to Oireachtas committee raise further questions

Net Results: Social media giant opaque on referendum advertising campaigns

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 10:21

Facebook investors lodge protest vote against board

Rebellion from ordinary shareholders targets Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 10:39

Fit for purpose? Can the data regulator handle GDPR

Helen Dixon says her office needs to at least double to cope with its expected workload

Fri May 25 2018 - 06:00

Zuckerberg hails Ireland as proof of Facebook’s commitment to EU

Social media group’s founder admits it has not done enough to stop abuse on its network

Tue May 22 2018 - 20:15

On May 25th GDPR comes into force for Europe’s 500m citizens

The General Data Protection Regulation is a 99-chapter piece of legislation that returns to people control of their personal data

Sat May 19 2018 - 07:05

900 paid-for ads relating to Eighth Amendment captured

Researchers say ‘no way of knowing’ how much is being spent on online ads ahead of referendum

Fri May 18 2018 - 21:47

EU member states urged to regulate online political ads

Vera Jourová says countries must ensure laws facilitate ‘free political choices of people’

Tue May 15 2018 - 18:27

Nearly half of students favour school smartphone ban

Nine in 10 are concerned about their online security following Facebook scandal

Mon May 14 2018 - 00:01

Referendum advertising rules hit strategies for final fortnight

No side claim Facebook and Google announcements are the result of Yes lobbying

Sat May 12 2018 - 01:00