Tag: privacy regulations
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Slashdot: Facebook Admits To Scraping Every Australian Adult User’s Public Photos and Posts To Train AI, With No Opt-out Option
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/11/1114230/facebook-admits-to-scraping-every-australian-adult-users-public-photos-and-posts-to-train-ai-with-no-opt-out-option?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facebook Admits To Scraping Every Australian Adult User’s Public Photos and Posts To Train AI, With No Opt-out Option Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text outlines the controversy surrounding Meta’s data scraping practices in Australia, specifically focusing on how public data from users is used…
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Wired: The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-ai-porn-laws/ Source: Wired Title: The US Needs Deepfake Porn Laws. These States Are Leading the Way Feedly Summary: Legislation addressing the crisis of deepfake porn is being proposed, passing, and failing at the state level all over the US. WIRED is keeping track of it all. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Slashdot: City of Columbus Sues Man After He Discloses Severity of Ransomware Attack
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/08/30/227217/city-of-columbus-sues-man-after-he-discloses-severity-of-ransomware-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: City of Columbus Sues Man After He Discloses Severity of Ransomware Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a remarkable legal situation following a ransomware attack in Columbus, Ohio, where a security researcher contradicted city officials’ claims about data integrity after sensitive information was…
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Slashdot: California Passes Bill Requiring Easier Data Sharing Opt Outs
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/08/29/2259221/california-passes-bill-requiring-easier-data-sharing-opt-outs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: California Passes Bill Requiring Easier Data Sharing Opt Outs Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: California has introduced a significant privacy bill mandating that internet browsers and mobile operating systems provide a simplified tool for consumers to opt-out of data sharing for targeted advertising. This initiative is…
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The Register: Netherlands fines Uber €290M for improper EU-US driver data transfers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/uber_fined_eu_us_data/ Source: The Register Title: Netherlands fines Uber €290M for improper EU-US driver data transfers Feedly Summary: The ride-sharing provider insists it broke no rules during the three-year legal gap Privacy authorities in the Netherlands have imposed a €290 million ($324 million) fine on ride-share giant Uber for sending driver data to servers…
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Hacker News: Copilot AI calls journalist a child abuser, MS tries to launder responsibility
Source URL: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/08/23/microsoft-tries-to-launder-responsibility-for-copilot-ai-calling-someone-a-child-abuser/ Source: Hacker News Title: Copilot AI calls journalist a child abuser, MS tries to launder responsibility Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant incident involving Microsoft’s Copilot AI, which improperly generated defamatory statements about journalist Martin Bernklau. This incident raises critical questions around AI’s handling…
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The Register: Plane-tracking app admits user passwords, SSNs exposed for over 3 years
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/20/flightaware_data_exposure/ Source: The Register Title: Plane-tracking app admits user passwords, SSNs exposed for over 3 years Feedly Summary: Notification omits a number of key details Popular flight-tracking app FlightAware has admitted that it was exposing a bunch of users’ data for more than three years.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: FlightAware has…
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Slashdot: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/08/20/0021202/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords Source: Slashdot Title: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant data breach at National Public Data (NPD), highlighting that sensitive consumer information, including Social Security Numbers and personal details, was leaked online. The breach also involved exposed login credentials…