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  • The Register: Amazon sued for allegedly slurping sensitive data via advertising SDK

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/amazon_sued_for_snarfing_sensitive/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon sued for allegedly slurping sensitive data via advertising SDK Feedly Summary: Harvesting of location data and other personal info without user consent, lawsuit claims Amazon and its advertising subsidiary have been sued for allegedly collecting personal and location data from third-party mobile apps without obtaining users’ informed…

  • The Register: LinkedIn accused of training AI on private messages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/linkedin_sued_for_allegedly_training/ Source: The Register Title: LinkedIn accused of training AI on private messages Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s IG-for-suits insists lawsuit’s claims are without merit Microsoft’s LinkedIn was this week accused of providing its third-party partners with access to Premium customers’ private InMail messages for AI model training.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI funded FrontierMath Benchmarks and had access to the set

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    Source URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/cu2E8wgmbdZbqeWqb/meemi-s-shortform Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI funded FrontierMath Benchmarks and had access to the set Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns regarding non-transparency in the funding and communication between OpenAI and Epoch AI related to the FrontierMath project. It highlights potential privacy and security implications for…

  • Hacker News: GM parks claims driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gm_settles_ftc_charges/ Source: Hacker News Title: GM parks claims driver location data was given to insurers, pushing up premiums Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: General Motors has reached a settlement with the FTC regarding privacy concerns tied to its Smart Driver program, which improperly collected and shared location data without…

  • The Register: GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/gm_settles_ftc_charges/ Source: The Register Title: GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums Feedly Summary: We’ll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC General Motors on Thursday said that it has reached a settlement with the FTC “to address privacy concerns about our now-discontinued Smart…

  • Slashdot: Texas Sues Allstate For Collecting Driver Data To Raise Premiums

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/14/2042251/texas-sues-allstate-for-collecting-driver-data-to-raise-premiums?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Texas Sues Allstate For Collecting Driver Data To Raise Premiums Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Texas has initiated a significant lawsuit against Allstate and its subsidiary Arity for allegedly violating the state’s privacy laws by secretly collecting location data from millions of drivers, which was used…

  • The Register: Apple shrugs off BBC complaint with promise to ‘further clarify’ AI content

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/apple_responds_bbc_complaint/ Source: The Register Title: Apple shrugs off BBC complaint with promise to ‘further clarify’ AI content Feedly Summary: It’s down to users to do the fact-checking themselves Apple plans to update an AI feature that produced an alarmingly incorrect summary of a BBC news story.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The…

  • Hacker News: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting

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    Source URL: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/our-response-to-google-s-policy-change-on-fingerprinting/ Source: Hacker News Title: UK ISO response to Google’s policy change on device fingerprinting Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ICO’s response to Google’s announcement allowing the use of fingerprinting in advertising from February 2025. It highlights concerns about privacy and the compliance obligations businesses…

  • Slashdot: IBM Sued Again In Storm Over Weather Channel Data Sharing

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/0632236/ibm-sued-again-in-storm-over-weather-channel-data-sharing Source: Slashdot Title: IBM Sued Again In Storm Over Weather Channel Data Sharing Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: IBM is facing a lawsuit for allegedly sharing users’ personal data from its Weather Channel website with third-party advertisers, infringing on the Video Privacy Protection Act. The case highlights critical issues…

  • Slashdot: PimEyes ‘Made a Public Rolodex of Our Faces’. Should You Opt Out?

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/02/055255/pimeyes-made-a-public-rolodex-of-our-faces-should-you-opt-out?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: PimEyes ‘Made a Public Rolodex of Our Faces’. Should You Opt Out? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of PimEyes, a face-image search engine that scans the internet for images and allows users to find and potentially remove unwanted images of themselves.…