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Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces

Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces 2024-09-03 at 17:16 By Associated Press Dutch agency said a database with billions of photos of faces amounted to serious violations of GDPR. The post Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million by Dutch Data Protection Watchdog Over ‘Illegal Database’ of Faces […]

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Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Bill, Saying State Would be Most Hostile to Businesses

Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Bill, Saying State Would be Most Hostile to Businesses 2024-06-15 at 04:46 By Associated Press Republican Gov. Phil Scott said the legislation would have made Vermont “a national outlier and more hostile than any other state to many businesses and non-profits.” The post Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Bill, Saying

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User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training

User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training 2024-05-17 at 20:46 By Ryan Naraine Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It’s opt-in by default. The post User Outcry as Slack Scrapes Customer Data for AI Model Training appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures in the Country

Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures in the Country 2024-05-15 at 05:31 By Associated Press Vermont legislature passed a bill that prohibits the sale of sensitive data, such as social security and drivers’ license numbers, financial or health information. The post Vermont Legislature Passes One of the Strongest Data Privacy Measures

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BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says

BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says 2024-05-09 at 16:01 By Associated Press BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says. The post BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent

FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent 2024-04-30 at 18:31 By Associated Press The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data. The post FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent appeared first on

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues

Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues 2024-04-30 at 15:31 By Alastair Paterson Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls. The post Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat

How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat 2024-04-29 at 21:02 By Associated Press History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat. The post How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat appeared first on

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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes

House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes 2024-04-13 at 17:01 By Associated Press The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law. The post House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval

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Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right

Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right 2024-04-08 at 17:01 By Associated Press The American Privacy Rights Act would preempt most state privacy laws — though it wouldn’t impact certain states’ laws already on the books that protect financial, health or employee data. The post Key

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House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms

House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms 2024-04-06 at 15:46 By Associated Press Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires on April 19. The post House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Google to Purge Billions of Files Containing Personal Data in Settlement of Chrome Privacy Case

Google to Purge Billions of Files Containing Personal Data in Settlement of Chrome Privacy Case 2024-04-02 at 05:01 By Associated Press Google agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people using its Chrome web browser as part of settlement in a lawsuit accusing it of illegal surveillance.

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Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance

Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance 2024-03-21 at 15:46 By Marc Solomon The next twelve months will see the implementation of several regulations designed to improve cybersecurity standards across various industries. The post Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cybersecurity Compliance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know

Bill That Could Ban TikTok Passed in the House. Here’s What to Know 2024-03-14 at 14:01 By Associated Press The House passed legislation that would ban TikTok if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stakes in the popular social media platform within six months of the bill’s enactment. The post Bill That Could Ban

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EU Watchdog Urged to Reject Meta ‘Pay for Privacy’ Scheme

EU Watchdog Urged to Reject Meta ‘Pay for Privacy’ Scheme 2024-02-16 at 17:01 By AFP Civil rights groups called on an EU watchdog to rule against Facebook owner Meta’s scheme to let Europeans pay to opt out of data tracking, which they say violates EU law. The post EU Watchdog Urged to Reject Meta ‘Pay

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At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds

At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in Jordan, Forensic Probe Finds 2024-02-01 at 15:46 By Associated Press Pegasus spyware from NSO Group was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists. The post At Least 30 Journalists, Lawyers and Activists Hacked With Pegasus in

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ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI

ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI 2024-01-30 at 19:02 By Associated Press Italian regulators told OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated GDPR. The post ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells Chatbot Maker OpenAI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance

Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance 2024-01-24 at 12:02 By AFP France’s data protection agency fines Amazon’s French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for “excessively intrusive” employee surveillance system. The post Amazon’s French Warehouses Fined Over Employee Surveillance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger

Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger 08/12/2023 at 06:46 By Associated Press End-to-End encryption in Facebook Messenger means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. The post Meta Makes End-to-End Encryption a Default on Facebook Messenger appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech

Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech 05/12/2023 at 17:32 By Ryan Naraine Israeli early-stage startup snags financing from Battery Ventures, PayPal Ventures and Nationwide Ventures. The post Mine Lands $30M Series B for Data Privacy Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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