Hi John, A former senior manager at Facebook says hundred of millions of users of the social media site could have had their personal data harvested by companies that used methods similar to those utilised by the person who passed on data to research firm Cambridge Analytica.
With some beseeching the world to dump their Facebook accounts and stop supporting the company that treats its users like cattle, global analyst firm GlobalData says Facebook is "facing a question of trust". Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab plans to set up a data centre in Switzerland, called the Swiss Transparency Centre, which will be opened by early 2020, in order to avoid the constant allegations of spying from Western nations. Five men who sold drugs on the Silk Road website on the dark Web have been jailed for terms ranging from 15 to seven years, according to the UK's National Crime Agency. The latest study from the analytical research gurus at Juniper Research has found that "online lotteries will be disrupted by the opening up of markets coupled with a drive towards mobile offerings". And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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