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• Exclusive: U.S. senators urge India to soften data localization stance

  13-10-2018 13:52
  Two U.S. senators have called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to soften India's stance on data localization, warning that measures requiring it represent "key trade barriers" between the two nations.
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma to open institute for tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia

  13-10-2018 10:20
  Jack Ma, executive chairman of China's Alibaba Group Holding, said on Saturday he plans to open an institute to train thousands of tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia, where he is already an adviser to the government on e-commerce.
  
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• ST Engineering wins $5.5 million Singapore contract to test smart lamp-posts

  13-10-2018 09:26
  Singapore Technologies Engineering has won a S$7.5 million ($5.5 million) contract for the trial of a smart lamp-post project in Singapore, which includes fitting sensors and cameras to posts in the city-state, according to the government's official tender website.
  
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• Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users, details impact

  13-10-2018 02:02
  Cyber attackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook Incannounced on Friday, as the social media company said its largest-ever data theft hit fewer than the 50 million profiles it initially reported.
  
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• Exclusive: Key EU lawmaker's plan to rein in online marketplaces a threat to Amazon

  13-10-2018 01:09
  Amazon could face a threat other than just EU antitrust scrutiny after a key EU lawmaker announced proposals aimed at curbing online marketplaces' use of merchants' data to boost sales of own brand products.
  
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