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Emails show Facebook cut data access deals with advertisers
on: by Fernil News
A U.K. Parliament committee accused Facebook on Wednesday of cutting special deals with some advertisers to give them more access to data as it released 250 pages worth of documents on the tech giant’s internal discussions about the value of users’
Canada arrests Huawei CFO for violating US sanctions on Iran
on: by Fernil News
Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States. China demanded her immediate release, and a former Canadian envoy to China warned the case might lead to
Historians pinpoint worst year in human history
on: by Fernil News
Those who think the political and environmental state of the world is worsening to an unprecedented level may be heartened to hear humans have had it a lot worse. In fact, one century that kicked off with a doozy of a
Daesh executions in Syria’s Deir el-Zour amount to cooperation with SDF, UN says
on: by Fernil News
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that the body had reports of Daesh executing people perceived as cooperating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zour province. Speaking to a news conference in Geneva,
French police systematically brutalise refugees – Group
on: by Fernil News
There have been nearly 1,000 human rights violations by French police towards refugees in Calais in the past year, according to a report released on Wednesday. Police Violence in Calais: Abusive and Illegal Practices by Law Enforcement officers, published by four humanitarian