Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips: ProsecutorsProsecutors are investigating a Telegram network used by Chinese men for sexual assaults. These perpetrators referred to women as "cars" an...
08 Jul, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors sayInvestigators have been poring through several years' worth of posts in roughly two dozen group chats on the popular messaging app that aut...
08 Jul, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Meta loses as top EU court backs antitrust regulators over privacy breach checksAntitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, Europe's top cou...
04 Jul, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
German antitrust watchdog may assess Meta's privacy obligations, court adviser saysA competition authority may, in exercising its powers, take account of the compatibility of a commercial practice with the General Data Pro...
20 Sep, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
EU court rules against Meta over German consumer body challengeThe federation alleges that Meta infringed rules on data privacy, unfair competition and consumer protection related to free games by third...
28 Apr, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
Germany charges man with fundraising for Islamic State groupThe man, identified only as Aymen A.-J. in line with German privacy laws, was arrested in early January on Germany's border with Switzerlan...
30 Apr, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
Apple faces an antitrust complaint from German business groups over its privacy settingsApple rejected their arguments, saying the new privacy framework to be contained in its iOS 14 software strongly upheld personal privacy, w...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Privacy activist files complaints against Apple's tracking toolIt is the first such major action against the U.S. technology group in regards to European Union privacy rules.
16 Nov, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
Hard times force Islamic State bride to sell her wedding present, an AK47 rifleThe German woman used social media to urge a friend in Germany to join IS.
20 Aug, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
- Germany demands privacy charter from Google, rivals
The German government told Google and its competitors in online map services on Monday to come up with their own guidelines on data protect...
20 Sep, 2010, 11.21 PM IST
- Google chief on German charm offensive
The head of Google Eric Schmidt said on on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for histo...
09 Sep, 2010, 07.08 PM IST
- German minister lashes out at Facebook
A German minister has sharply criticised Facebook's privacy policy and accuses the social networking site of breaching the law.
17 Jul, 2010, 06.28 PM IST
- Germany takes legal steps against Facebook
Johannes Caspar, head of Hamburg office for data protection, said it had taken legal steps that could see FB being fined thousands of euros.
08 Jul, 2010, 02.51 AM IST
- Australia orders privacy probe of Google
Australia announced a police investigation into Google amid accusations the Internet giant breached privacy laws, becoming at least the sec...
07 Jun, 2010, 01.40 AM IST
- European privacy battle looms for Facebook, Google
You have been tagged in 12 photos. Even if you're not signed up to the Web site.
24 Mar, 2010, 04.32 PM IST
- Google rejects German criticism of Street View
Google defended its Street View application, a compendium of photographed city streets, from privacy concerns in Germany, where criticism o...
23 Feb, 2010, 11.17 PM IST
- Deutsche Bank hired detectives to spy on staff: Report
Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, hired detectives to spy on its employees including a member of its supervisory board, managers and a...
05 Jul, 2009, 11.20 PM IST