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Legislation rushed to Congress after personal details of 20m people exposed
Push for regulation comes amid backlash against tech companies over privacy concerns
Researchers can study social network’s effect on elections but only from 2017 onwards
The US lead in AI is under threat as China steps up investment; why slow progress in the automation of social care alarms an ageing Japan; and do robots need morality lessons from Mary Poppins? Plus: a British start-up that is democratising industrial robots
Brussels-style rules for the US seen as precursor to broader talks on data sharing
Zuckerberg now sees that it would be better to have a US equivalent to EU regulations
Zuckerberg promises privacy, but experts warn metadata can be mined to build behavioural profiles
Targeting, based on age, race or gender, stopped users from seeing job and housing ads
Pioneer of the online age is out to reclaim the internet and give people control of their data
Report commissioned by UK government calls for loosening of stranglehold to boost competition
On developing best practice for the use and sharing of data
Officials had expected deal could be struck in months as Britain is GDPR compliant
FTC could levy multibillion-dollar fine if it decides social network broke data consent order
It’s time to fight back against businesses that poach our private experience for data
Move comes as revelations raise questions about how group safeguards user information
Proposal would allow member states to demand data from telecoms companies on suspected criminals
US tech companies warn changes will undermine privacy and security
British parliament discloses documents and details of Six4Three lawsuit
Many drivers unaware regulations mean government can constantly track them
Open Data Institute says rivals must have chance to develop driverless cars and transport apps
Almost 9 in 10 Android apps are able to share data with Google, study finds
European legal challenges to data agreements must not hamper information flows
