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OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit | TechCrunch

OpenAI's alleged accidental deletion of data hampers The New York Times and Daily News' legal efforts regarding AI training data.
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Google to delete billions of web browsing data records to resolve lawsuit

Google to de-identify or delete Incognito mode data
Settlement includes changes to privacy disclosures and third-party cookie blocking

Judge blasts Google over 'destroyed' evidence as another DOJ antitrust case looms: 'Clear abuse of privilege'

Google's automatic deletion of employee chat records raises serious legal concerns, highlighting potential evidence destruction in an antitrust trial.

Google to delete records from Incognito tracking

Google settled a class action lawsuit by agreeing to delete billions of records and placing restrictions on user tracking.
Despite disputes, Google is implementing changes to enhance user privacy, such as automatic blocking of third-party cookies and data deletion.

Google to delete incognito search data to end privacy suit

Google to delete search data to settle privacy suit.
Proposed settlement requires deletion/remediation of incognito data.

How to delete the data Google has on you

Google provides a dashboard to manage and delete your collected data, including options to stop future data collection or set automatic deletion after a period.

Google to delete billions of web browsing data records to resolve lawsuit

Google to de-identify or delete Incognito mode data
Settlement includes changes to privacy disclosures and third-party cookie blocking

Judge blasts Google over 'destroyed' evidence as another DOJ antitrust case looms: 'Clear abuse of privilege'

Google's automatic deletion of employee chat records raises serious legal concerns, highlighting potential evidence destruction in an antitrust trial.

Google to delete records from Incognito tracking

Google settled a class action lawsuit by agreeing to delete billions of records and placing restrictions on user tracking.
Despite disputes, Google is implementing changes to enhance user privacy, such as automatic blocking of third-party cookies and data deletion.

Google to delete incognito search data to end privacy suit

Google to delete search data to settle privacy suit.
Proposed settlement requires deletion/remediation of incognito data.

How to delete the data Google has on you

Google provides a dashboard to manage and delete your collected data, including options to stop future data collection or set automatic deletion after a period.
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#google-cloud

Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

Google Cloud experienced a major blunder leading to the deletion of a $135 billion pension fund's account and backups, causing significant downtime.

"Unprecedented" Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups

Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper's account, causing major disruption and downtime for the Australian pension fund.

Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

Google Cloud experienced a major blunder leading to the deletion of a $135 billion pension fund's account and backups, causing significant downtime.

"Unprecedented" Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups

Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper's account, causing major disruption and downtime for the Australian pension fund.
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What caused the UniSuper Google Cloud outage

UniSuper's Private Cloud subscription was accidentally deleted due to an inadvertent misconfiguration, causing a deletion cascade across multiple regions.

Singapore deletes its COVID-era contact tracing data

The Singapore government has deleted almost all personal data collected from its COVID tracking systems, including TraceTogether and SafeEntry.
The deletion of data is in accordance with the country's COVID-19 Temporary Measures Act, which mandated the removal of personal data by January 5, 2024.
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11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Amico is the founder and CEO of Privacy4Cars, the outfit behind a free app that lets individuals erase the astonishing amount of personal data - including text messages, biometrics and geolocation - that many automakers collect, store and often share with law enforcement, insurers and even data brokers.
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Last month a Seattle-based federal judge declined to revive a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had broken Washington state privacy laws by gathering and storing customers' private text messages and mobile phone call logs.
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The judge ruled the practice did not meet the threshold for an illegal privacy violation under state law, which requires plaintiffs prove that "his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation" has been threatened by the harvesting of private data.

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.
#Privacy4Cars

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.

Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.
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SuzanneMSmalley11 months ago
Cars collect an astonishing amount of data ranging from retina scans to text messages' contents (unencrypted!) But Privacy4Cars offers an easy way to wipe data retroactively via a free app and also check your vehicle to find out what data your car (1/2)
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Your car is probably harvesting your data. Here's how you can wipe it

Andrea Amico created Privacy4Cars, a free app that helps individuals erase personal data collected by automakers
The app allows consumers to pull a full report on the data their car is collecting using the vehicle identification number.
#Google

Google is deleting unused accounts this week. Here's how to save your old data

Google will start deleting inactive accounts that haven't been used in at least two years, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Calendar, Photos, and YouTube.
To prevent your account from being deleted, sign in to your Google account before December 1st.
If you want to keep specific data from a product you haven't used, sign in to that particular service.

The Great Google Account Purge starts tomorrow for inactive users

Google will delete inactive accounts that have been inactive for two years starting from December 1.
Accounts with public YouTube videos will be spared from deletion.

Google is deleting unused accounts this week. Here's how to save your old data

Google will start deleting inactive accounts that haven't been used in at least two years, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, Calendar, Photos, and YouTube.
To prevent your account from being deleted, sign in to your Google account before December 1st.
If you want to keep specific data from a product you haven't used, sign in to that particular service.

The Great Google Account Purge starts tomorrow for inactive users

Google will delete inactive accounts that have been inactive for two years starting from December 1.
Accounts with public YouTube videos will be spared from deletion.
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