South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data

South Koreas privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers,...

Heavy metal pollution in Bangladesh rivers reaches critical levels
Heavy metal pollution in Bangladesh rivers reaches critical levels

A new comprehensive study has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal (HM) pollution in Bangladeshs rivers over the past two decades, reports UNB. The research, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research on July 12, 2024, examined pollution trends in 10 heavy metals (As, Pb, Cd,...