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ERC Head: Europe Must Do More to Protect Data Under Trump

We've heard the situation from the U.S. where some data are disappearing, where databases are being stopped, and this is really a wake-up call that we as a community need to do more about this and Europe needs to do more about it.

Science

fromMail Online

Facebook is scanning your photos and using them to generate stories

Facebook is scanning unuploaded photos on users' phones for AI-driven content generation without explicit awareness of consent.

fromTheregister

Germany asks if US hyperscalers hold keys to AI kingdom

Three American hyperscalers dominate AI by controlling essential compute infrastructure and data access, raising concerns about competition in the market.

fromComputerWeekly.com

Police to gain powers to grab online data when they seize phones and laptops | Computer Weekly

The new amendments grant police extensive powers to access personal online data without court approval.

fromAbove the Law

LexisNexis & Harvey Announce Partnership - Above the Law

Legal AI is increasingly relying on rich data sources like LexisNexis to provide accurate, citation-backed answers for legal professionals.

fromZDNET

ChatGPT can now connect to MCP servers - here's how, and what to watch for

Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) has emerged as the industry standard for integrating data with AI systems, enabling access to previously siloed information.

Artificial intelligence

fromMedium

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with Real-Time Data and Advanced Features

Integrating real-time data with advanced AI capabilities enhances the accuracy and scalability of generative AI applications.

fromInfoWorld

9 APIs you'll love for AI integrations and automated workflows

APIs enable access to vast data resources with proper querying techniques.

Zapier's integration of AI facilitates user-friendly communication with APIs.

Privacy professionals

fromTruthout

Supreme Court Allows DOGE Continued Access to Sensitive Social Security Data

The Supreme Court ruling grants the Trump administration access to sensitive Social Security data, raising concerns among defenders of privacy and democracy.

Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records

The Supreme Court temporarily allows the DOGE team access to sensitive Social Security data, overriding lower court restrictions.

fromABC7 Los Angeles

EU data protection

Supreme Court gives DOGE access to Social Security data

The Supreme Court allows DOGE access to Social Security data, sparking dissent over privacy concerns and regulatory compliance.

US news

fromwww.npr.org

Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records

The Supreme Court temporarily allows the DOGE team access to sensitive Social Security data, overriding lower court restrictions.

EU data protection

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Supreme Court gives DOGE access to Social Security data

The Supreme Court allows DOGE access to Social Security data, sparking dissent over privacy concerns and regulatory compliance.

Elon Musk is leaving the federal government. What's next for DOGE?

Musk leaves Department of Government Efficiency amidst legal challenges and inefficiency claims.

Business intelligence

fromFlowingData

Marketplace for government agencies to buy all the personal data about Americans

The U.S. Intelligence Community is launching a centralized data purchasing platform, raising concerns over privacy and surveillance.

Cancer

fromNature

Data resources must be protected from political interference

NIH's data access ban reflects the politicization of science, limiting open research and collaboration.

fromArs Technica

fromPrivacy International

Claude's AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports

One must always be careful with confabulated quotes in AI because even outside of this Research mode, Claude 3.7 Sonnet tends to invent plausible ones to fit a narrative.

Artificial intelligence

Your future AI Assistant still needs to earn your trust

AI assistants are evolving into deeply integrated tools capable of managing various tasks, but this demands increased access to personal data and raises significant privacy concerns.

Artificial intelligence

fromFlowingData

Complete 2024 election data, for congressional districts

Election data access is limited despite potential for detailed publication.

The Downballot's efforts highlight the challenges in obtaining district-level election results.

fromwww.npr.org

Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration

A federal judge blocks access of sensitive data by DOGE staff at SSA, emphasizing legal boundaries despite agency's aims to prevent fraud.

fromEngadget

Wikipedia offers AI developers a training dataset to maybe get scraper bots off its back

Wikipedia is offering a structured dataset to AI developers, hoping to mitigate the impact of bots on its servers and improve user experience.

Artificial intelligence

fromTechCrunch