Category Archives: Software
France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US
PARIS — France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags and other goods. The tax brought about 400 million euros to
Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp
LONDON — Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant's online dominance. Marketers for an Open Web,
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants
LONDON — The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursday. Legal tools available to the bloc's competition ...
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants
LONDON — The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursday. Legal tools available to the bloc's competition ...
TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, has until Thursday to sell off its U.S. operation...
Some CRA online services remain unavailable a month after cyberattacks
More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won't say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal. A number of
Tech group makes pitch to Liberals as part of wider push to shape recovery plan
OTTAWA — A group of tech companies is making a pitch to the federal government to help startups grow as part of a COVID-19 recovery plan that Liberals are crafting, while some feminist groups are feeling frozen out. The proposal from the
Personal info of kids with disabilities accidentally shared: Manitoba government
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says human error resulted in the personal information of 9,000 children with disabilities being unintentionally shared. The province says the breach occurred on Wednesday when staff from Children's Disability Ser...
CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has resumed all online services after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services. The agency disabled the services Saturday after discovering more than 5,000 accou...
CRA expects online services back Wednesday following cyberbreaches
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency expects online services to be fully restored by Wednesday after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services. About 5,600 CRA accounts were targeted in what the fede...