Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds
Some of the nation's largest tax-prep companies have spent years sharing Americans' sensitive financial data with tech titans including Meta and Google in a potential violation of federal law — data that in some cases was misused for targeted advertising, according to a seven-month congressional investigation.
2023-07-12 17:15
Privacy activists slam EU-US pact on data sharing
The deal overcame objections about US intelligence agencies' level of access to European data.
2023-07-11 11:20
'Europe or death' - the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med
The BBC's Alice Cuddy witnesses 86 migrants being pulled to safety from an overcrowded rubber boat.
2023-07-11 07:23
EU blesses transatlantic data sharing deal
The European Union on Monday gave final approval to an agreement with the US government that restores the ability for thousands of businesses to easily transfer the personal information of European citizens to servers located in the United States, and vice versa, in the face of surveillance concerns by privacy advocates.
2023-07-11 02:29
Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands
The aid group Walking Borders says many children are on board the missing boat, which departed from Senegal.
2023-07-10 08:52
Levi Lowers Full-Year Guidance on US Wholesale Weakness
Levi Strauss & Co. lowered its guidance for the full-year, citing weakness in its US wholesale business and
2023-07-07 16:46
Chinese spy balloon did not collect information, says Pentagon
The balloon floated across the US early this year before being shot down off the South Carolina coast.
2023-06-30 11:29
Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data would suggest, analysis shows
A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for everything from new roads and bridges to the rising cost of flood insurance, according to a new analysis.
2023-06-26 15:16
Greek conservatives eye Mitsotakis majority in fresh election
Greece holds its second election in a month and Prime Minister Mitsotakis is hoping for a convincing win.
2023-06-25 09:46
Top TikTok exec and public face of company in US is stepping down
TikTok's chief operating officer Vanessa Pappas is leaving the company, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN, after spending several tumultuous years as its top public advocate and a champion of TikTok creators in the face of accusations the platform poses a national security risk.
2023-06-23 06:20
The USDA is investigating a 'possible data breach' related to the global Russian cybercriminal hack
The US Department of Agriculture is investigating a "possible data breach" of a department contractor connected to a broader hack on multiple federal agencies that officials have blamed on Russian cybercriminals, a department spokesperson told CNN on Saturday night.
2023-06-18 10:25
Fed officials are pausing to see what they've done to the economy. It's unlikely they'll learn something new
What the Fed could possibly learn about the economy in six weeks that it doesn't already know?
2023-06-17 19:46