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[ News Bytes ] 56 LinkedIn used email addresses of 18 mn non- members An investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that LinkedIn had pro- cessed hashed email addresses of 18mn non-LinkedIn members and targeted these individuals on Facebook without necessary permission. The investigation covered the activities of the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform during the first six months of 2018. In its report published, DPC said that it concluded its audit of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (LinkedIn) in respect of its processing of personal data following an investigation of a complaint notified to the DPC by a non-LinkedInuser. The investigation revealed that that LinkedIn Corporation in the US did not have the required permission from the data controller - LinkedIn Ireland - to process hashed email addresses of 18 mn non- LinkedInmembers. The complaint was ultimately "amicably resolved", with LinkedIn implementing a number of immediate actions to cease the processing of user data for the purposes that gave rise to the complaint. However, DPC was "concerned with the wider systemic issues www.telecomlive.com identified" in its report, and undertook a second audit to see if LinkedIn had adequate "technical security and organisa- tionalmeasures." DPC found that the site was "undertaking the pre- computation of a sug- g e s t e d p r o f e s s i o n a l n e t w o r k f o r n o n - LinkedIn members," and ordered them to stop and delete associated data that existed prior to May 25, 2018, the day when General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. It is still not clear how LinkedIn got hold of t h o s e 1 8 mn e m a i l addresses. Russia opens civil case against Google over search results Russia has launched a civil case against Google, accusing it of failing to c omp l y w i t h a l e g a l requirement to remove certain entries from its s e a r c h r e s u l t s , t h e country's communica- tionswatchdog said. If found guilty, the US internet giant could be f ined up to 700,000 roubles ($10,450), the w a t c h d o g , Roscomnadzor, said. It sa i d Goog l e had not joined a state registry that lists banned websites that Moscow believes contain illegal information and was therefore in breach of the law. Over the pas t f i ve years, Russia has intro- duced tougher internet laws that require search engines to delete some search results, messaging services to share encryp- tion keys with security s e r v i c e s a n d s o c i a l networks to store Russian Telecom LIVE January 2019 users' personal data on s e r v e r s w i t h i n t h e country. Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with Russian laws. The plans for harsher fines are contained in a consulta- tion document prepared by the administration of President Vladimir Putin and sent to industry players for feedback. The legislation, if it goes ahead, would hit global tech giants such as Facebook and Google, which - if found to have breached rules - could face fines equal to 1 pc of their annual revenue in Russia. NTT Data buys majority stake in Atom Technologies Japan's NTT Data has signed a deal for acquir- ing a 55.35 pc stake in Atom Technologies from 63 Moons ( f o rme r l y Financial Technologies) f o r $ 9 . 2 mn . A t om Technologies is a pay-