Japanese antimonopoly watchdog drafts guidelines to regulate IT giants
The Fair Trade Commission has drafted guidelines stipulating that it can consider cases where information technology giants obtain personal data without consent as violations of the country's antimonopoly law, it was learned Tuesday. The antimonopoly watchdog will shortly compile a final draft of the guidelines ...
Echo chambers: Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows
Brussels The European Union has called on Facebook and other platforms to invest more in fact-checking, but a new study shows those efforts may rarely reach the communities worst affected by fake news. The analysis, by the big data firm Alto Data Analytics over a three-month ...
U.S. regulators approve $5 billion penalty for Facebook to settle latest privacy issues: source
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. this week over its investigation into the social media company's handling of user data, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Investors cheered news of the deal and pushed ...
Japanese man wanted for running illegal manga site detained in Philippines
A man wanted in Japan for allegedly infringing copyrights by running an illegal manga website has been detained in Manila, authorities said Tuesday. The man identified by the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration as Romi Hoshino, 27, is suspected of operating Manga-Mura, which allowed visitors to ...
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media 'summit'
President Donald Trump is gearing up for a fresh assault on Silicon Valley this week with a "social media summit" — inviting conservative critics of Big Tech but excluding the big online platforms themselves. The White House offered few details on its gathering set for ...
A routine keynote address by Baidu Inc. chief Robin Li morphed into a public humiliation when an unidentified man jumped onstage and doused him in water. The billionaire founder was 10 minutes into introducing an AI-powered valet parking service when a man in a black ...
Google internet balloon spin-off Loon still looking for its wings
Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability of the technology by some potential customers. The company behind the effort, Loon says its balloons will reach Kenya in the coming weeks for its first commercial ...
Cybersecurity threat looms large in Japan
The government has made cybersecurity a priority but the public remains leery at best when considering whether Japan's cyberdefenses will withstand the challenges of the future.
Vanuatu nabs six Chinese nationals for allegedly running internet scam
Authorities in Vanuatu have arrested six Chinese nationals following Chinese complaints they were operating an internet scam from the Pacific island, media reported Saturday. Chinese law enforcement officials arrived in Vanuatu shortly before the late Thursday raid in which the six were detained, and helped ...
Line unveils credit scoring, an AI receptionist and other new services
Line Corp. has unveiled new services, from credit scoring to an AI-powered robot receptionist, as the operator of Japan's dominant messaging platform seeks to expand beyond chat. Line Score will rate users based on information they provide as well as their interactions with other services ...
Abe heralds launch of 'Osaka Track' framework for free cross-border data flow at G20
Prime Minister Abe launches the “Osaka Track” framework to promote the drafting of international rules to enable the free movement of data across borders, but not everyone signs on.
Western spies hacked 'Russia's Google' to spy on accounts, sources say
Hackers working for Western intelligence agencies broke into Russian internet search company Yandex late last year and deployed a rare type of malware in an attempt to spy on user accounts, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The malware, called Regin, is known ...
