Bloomberg Facebook Inc. is being sued in Australia by the nation’s privacy regulator, which claims the social media giant exposed the personal data of more than 300,000 users to the risk of being used for political profiling. In proceedings lodged in the Federal Court, the Australian Information Commissioner alleges Facebook repeatedly breached privacy laws by disclosing user information to the ...

Bloomberg Denmark needs to adopt a number of emergency measures, including higher carbon taxes, if it’s to reach a goal of drastically cutting emissions by 2030, a government-appointed climate council said in a new report. The country needs the additional steps to achieve target of reducing emissions by 70% compared with the level 40 years earlier, the council said on ...

Bloomberg Many Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. drivers have seen a bump in business from the spreading coronavirus, but they’re also weighing the risks of staying safe versus continuing to earn a paycheck. A study shows that more than half of ride-hailing drivers said they were now “very concerned” about reduced earnings as a result of the virus and ...