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fromBGR
12 hours ago

Why Do You Get Targeted Ads After Talking About Something In Real Life? - BGR

Apps and online services collect user data and use it for targeted ads, often appearing based on searches, social connections, or shared activity.
#california-consumer-privacy-act
#tiktok
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago
Privacy professionals

TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it

fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago
Privacy professionals

TikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop it

Information security
fromTheregister
1 day ago

Posting AI caricatures on social media is bad for security

Posting AI-generated work caricatures publicly can expose personal and employer information, increasing risk of social engineering, LLM account takeovers, and sensitive data theft.
Privacy professionals
fromApp Developer Magazine
1 year ago

Clean Data Alliance launches to promote human controlled data economy

Digital economy should be rebuilt on consent-based, anonymous, longitudinal, verified Clean Data so individuals control, share, and profit from their own data.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance | TechCrunch

Complyance uses AI agents to run continuous governance, risk, and data compliance checks for enterprises, automating manual audits and assessing vendor risk.
fromTheregister
1 day ago

Doctors told to pull back from Palantir's NHS data platform

It is the view of the BMA that doctors working in the NHS can no longer provide the tacit endorsement that using a product implies and must immediately take steps to explore refusing any non-direct care usage of Palantir's Federated Data Platform, with a view to moving away from the platform entirely in time, when a suitable alternative can be put in place.
UK politics
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 days ago

AI training for loan officers: Why AI proficiency is critical for helping borrowers

Effective AI use as an assistive tool enhances loan officers' preparation, education, and speed while preserving human judgment, accountability, and compliance.
#license-plate-readers
#google-search
fromZDNET
2 days ago
Privacy technologies

You can now tell Google Search to remove your personal IDs and explicit images - but there's a catch

fromZDNET
2 days ago
Privacy technologies

You can now tell Google Search to remove your personal IDs and explicit images - but there's a catch

fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

Trump's nutrition website directs users to Elon Musk's Grok

Grok's placement on the government website realfood.gov follows uproar over the chatbot's creation of millions of sexualized deepfakes of women and children in late December and its spouting of racist and antisemitic content last summer. Other government agencies are also using the chatbot made by xAI, Musk's AI company, but the prominent placement of Grok on realfood.gov over the weekend appears to be one of the first instances of the federal government pointing online visitors to Musk's chatbot.
US politics
Public health
fromTODAY.com
2 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: 'Firearm Influencers' Are Targeting Kids on Social Media. What Parents Should Know

Children encounter significant gun-related content online via algorithms and targeted marketing while platforms lack transparency about minors' data and exposure.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain | TechCrunch

India is expanding Aadhaar's everyday use via a new app, offline verification, and mobile-wallet integration, raising security, consent, and database-use concerns.
#facial-recognition
fromNextgov.com
6 days ago
US politics

Tech bills of the week: Restricting biometric use; expanding the quantum workforce; and more

fromNextgov.com
6 days ago
US politics

Tech bills of the week: Restricting biometric use; expanding the quantum workforce; and more

fromEntrepreneur
6 days ago

How to Stop AI From Leaking Your Company's Confidential Data

Within months of its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT had started making its mark as a formidable tool for writing and optimizing code. Invariably, some engineers at Samsung thought it was a good idea to use AI to optimize a specific piece of code that they had been struggling with for a while. However, they forgot to note the nature of the beast. AI simply does not forget; it learns from the data it works on, quietly making it a part of its knowledge base.
Artificial intelligence
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

A Victorian school teacher was applying for heaps of rentals' online then someone accessed his bank account

Over-collection of renters' personal data by online leasing platforms enables identity theft and unauthorized access to financial and superannuation accounts.
#local-llms
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Software development

I tried local AI on my M1 Mac, and the experience was brutal - here's why

fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Software development

I tried local AI on my M1 Mac, and the experience was brutal - here's why

#ai-safety
fromTruthout
1 week ago
France news

French Police Raid X Building in Investigation of Grok's Deepfake Porn Problem

fromTruthout
1 week ago
France news

French Police Raid X Building in Investigation of Grok's Deepfake Porn Problem

Tech industry
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Pinterest sacks engineers for tracking layoffs

Pinterest fired two engineers for creating scripts that improperly accessed confidential employee data to identify and share the names of laid-off workers.
#digital-sovereignty
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Why OpenClaw and Moltbook have security researchers worried

OpenClaw and Moltbot are the talk of the tech town right now, but cybersecurity researchers have flagged some concerns that you might want to think about. OpenClaw - first known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot, all in the same week - has got the tech world buzzing thanks to its abilities to autonomously perform tasks like managing a user'sschedule. Meanwhile, Moltbook has gone viral for its Reddit-style social network, where AI agents post and interact with one another. No humans allowed - apart from observing.
Information security
#deepfakes
fromFast Company
1 week ago
France news

Elon Musk's X offices in Paris were just raided by French prosecutors. Here's why

French prosecutors raided X offices and summoned Elon Musk in an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse images, sexually explicit deepfakes, and AI data-handling violations.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
US news

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images

French prosecutors raided X and summoned Elon Musk amid investigations into child sexual abuse imagery, deepfakes, and data-handling concerns tied to xAI's Grok.
Miscellaneous
fromAxios
1 week ago

Paris prosecutors raided X offices and summoned Musk as global crackdown on Grok intensifies

Regulators worldwide investigate xAI's Grok for producing sexualized deepfakes and Holocaust-denial content; some jurisdictions have blocked or raided the service.
EU data protection
fromInfoWorld
1 week ago

Three ways AI will change engineering practices

AI can automate initial technical documentation while increasing compliance demands, requiring visibility, strict data-access controls, guardrails, and security permissions to protect sensitive data.
#flock-safety
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Lucia Camacho: In the iris business, it's no coincidence that World Foundation has focused on Latin America'

Over the past three years, several Latin American countries have witnessed the arrival of the Orb, a futuristic-looking spherical device used to read irises and capture biometric data. This striking technology, developed by World Foundation and created by Sam Altman, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and CEO of OpenAI, along with its operational partner, Tools for Humanity, has been installed in shopping malls, gas stations, and other locations in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil.
Artificial intelligence
#upscrolled
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Startup companies

UpScrolled's founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Startup companies

UpScrolled's founder says the social network has zoomed past 2.5M users | TechCrunch

fromTech Times
1 week ago

Why US TikTok Users Are Deleting the App Amid Censorship, Glitches, and Privacy Fears

US TikTok users are navigating a major ownership shift as TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC takes control of American operations, addressing longstanding national security concerns. Amid the transition, glitches, feed changes, and privacy policy scrutiny fuel uncertainty, prompting creators and casual users alike to reevaluate their engagement. Daily uninstall rates have spiked dramatically, while rival platforms gain traction, illustrating how trust, control, and technical reliability shape digital loyalty in real time.
US politics
#ai-governance
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

The Three-Letter Acronym From Hell; Streaming The Hits | AdExchanger

The agency is flush with cash; it now has a larger budget than the FBI. To the point that ICE has, in fact, acquired two mobile data-capture companies, including Penlink, a longtime Department of Homeland Security vendor. The company tracks and maps purchasable or scrapable data from data brokers, pictures or videos posted on social media and geo-fencing, to name a few. Penlink's tech can even delve into or extract info from someone's phone, such as contacts, calendar events, chat messages and more.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Drum
1 week ago

With tough times around the corner, what should marketing leaders focus on first?

Sensible businesses will be scrutinizing outgoings now more than ever. With clients looking to claw back profits eroded by spiralling inflation, marketing investment (not to mention your fees) will be up for debate, whether you like it or not. Frustratingly, validating the success of marketing investments is becoming more difficult. We're facing an attribution crisis, and many marketers are struggling to prove the value of each channel or campaign due to the numerous challenges brought about by increased privacy constraints,
Marketing
#tiktok-ownership
fromDigiday
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

In Graphic Detail: Why TikTok still faces an uphill battle in the U.S.

fromDigiday
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

In Graphic Detail: Why TikTok still faces an uphill battle in the U.S.

fromThe Drum
1 week ago

Telefonica's Weve strikes audience data deal with Axonix to push programmatic trading

O2-owned Weve has kicked off its Mobile World Congress activity by announcing a tie-up with Axonix that will gives advertisers further insight to its 31 million-strong audience base, and better enable programmatic trading. The deal is geared towards helping advertisers trade display advertising more effectively using Weve's audience data, with agencies, trading desks and brands the ideal target market, according to the outfit.
EU data protection
fromThe Drum
1 week ago

The Drum Predictions 2019 on privacy, trust, voice and people: 'the year for actions, not words'

Brands are increasingly prioritizing customer data protection and compliance after major fines and investigations, driving in-house privacy work and impacting agencies.
fromThe Cyber Express
1 week ago

Data Privacy Week 2026 Interview: Why Verification Matters

Ad fraud isn't just a marketing problem anymore - it's a full-scale threat to the trust that powers the digital economy. In 2024 alone, fraud in mobile advertising jumped 21%, while programmatic ad fraud drained nearly $50 billion from the industry. During data privacy week 2026, these numbers serve as a reminder that ad fraud is not only about wasted budgets - it's also about how consumer data moves, gets tracked, and sometimes misused across complex ecosystems.
Privacy professionals
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users' data

Android users could receive up to $100 each from a $135 million settlement over alleged unauthorized cellular data collection dating to November 12, 2017.
#google
Privacy professionals
fromPrivacy International
2 weeks ago

A Call for Class Action: how people are reclaiming control over their health data

Class actions in the US are increasingly used to hold companies accountable for exploiting highly valuable health data, creating financial incentives to change corporate behavior.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Can AI help make homeless Bay Area residents healthier?

AI tools will assist street medicine teams by generating outreach questions, diagnostic suggestions, and treatment options for homeless patients under remote physician oversight.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Can AI help make homeless Bay Area residents healthier?

Akido Labs, a Los Angeles-based health care technology company that runs clinics and street medicine teams in California, plans to start using its AI model on homeless and housing insecure patients in the Bay Area next month. The program generates questions for outreach workers to ask patients and then suggests diagnoses, medical tests and even medication, which a human doctor then signs off on remotely.
Public health
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

How K-12 schools are left on their own to develop AI policies

But as schools seek to navigate into the age of generative AI, there's a challenge: Schools are operating in a policy vacuum. While a number of states offer guidance on AI, only a couple of states require local schools to form specific policies, even as teachers, students, and school leaders continue to use generative AI in countless new ways. As a policymaker noted in a survey, "You have policy and what's actually happening in the classrooms-those are two very different things."
Education
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

What you should know about the owners of US TikTok | TechCrunch

ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app's U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign control. The move came after years of pressure from lawmakers, who feared the Chinese government's potential access to Americans' data. In 2024, Congress enacted a law, mandating that TikTok's U.S. operations be separated from ByteDance.
Venture
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Pornhub to stop new UK users accessing site from next week

Pornhub will block new UK users from 2 February due to mandatory Online Safety Act age checks, leaving only previously verified accounts accessible.
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Senators demand details on DOGE's data access following revelations of improperly shared SSA data

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee are asking the Social Security Administration to elaborate on a recent court filing which stated that SSA doesn't know the full extent of agency data accessed and shared by the Department of Government Efficiency. In a letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano, Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked for a briefing on the recent court disclosure, writing that "we take very seriously the SSA's stewardship of any personally identifiable information (PII) in its purview."
US politics
Artificial intelligence
fromDigiday
2 weeks ago

As ChatGPT's growth slows, ads look like the next risky move

Adding ads to ChatGPT risks undermining user trust and the perceived neutrality of responses, potentially accelerating user attrition during a growth plateau.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M | TechCrunch

As demand grows for privacy-first enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B extension to scale its on-device contract review tech for regulated legal workflows. The extension values SpotDraft at around $380 million, the startup told TechCrunch, nearly double its $190 million post-money valuation following its $56 million Series B in February of last year.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir'

Today, I'm talking with Alex Lintner, who is the CEO of technology and software solutions at Experian, the credit reporting company. Experian is one of those multinationals that's so big and convoluted that it has multiple CEOs all over the world, so Alex and I spent quite a lot of time talking through the Decoder questions just so I could understand how Experian is structured, how it functions, and how the kinds of decisions Alex makes actually work in practice.
Privacy professionals
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Does your brand need to be on Vero?

Vero markets itself as an ad-free, no-data, chronological-feed Instagram alternative, but management history and questionable T&C practices raise significant trust and adoption concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Job Seekers Sue Company Scanning Their Resumes Using AI

AI employment screening systems generate opaque applicant scores and collect extensive personal data, creating credit-score–like transparency and data-retention concerns.
Media industry
fromWorld Economic Forum
2 weeks ago

Understanding Value in Media: Perspectives from Consumers and Industry

Consumers pay for subscriptions because subscriptions signal higher content quality and stronger personal data protection, building trust in established news and streaming brands.
Marketing tech
fromThe Motley Fool
2 weeks ago

Where Will The Trade Desk Stock Be in 5 Years? | The Motley Fool

The Trade Desk faces rising competition, data-privacy headwinds, and platform access constraints that threaten its growth and stock recovery over the next five years.
#bitlocker
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: reports | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: reports | TechCrunch

Digital life
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

With 'Personal Intelligence,' Google finally admits how much it knows about you. It's scary-good.

Google's Personal Intelligence lets Gemini analyze a user's Google data (Gmail, Photos, Search, YouTube) to provide highly personalized assistance and suggestions.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Tell us your favourite TV moments of all time

Submit favorite TV moments from 100 years using an encrypted, Guardian-access-only form; responses can be anonymous and data will be deleted when no longer needed.
Marketing tech
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Influencer platforms in the UK: What local brands should look for - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Use an influencer platform with UK-ready, end-to-end workflows that enforce disclosure, claims discipline, privacy-safe recruitment, and finance-ready reporting to limit enforcement and reputational risk.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks ago

Long before TikTok, the clock Was ticking on standards for foreign-owned apps

The U.S. needs defined standards for foreign-based apps to protect user data, regulate algorithms, ensure quality control, and safeguard national security.
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

AI romance is not a bug

This is not a novelty feature. It's a strategic choice. And at scale, it represents something far more dangerous than a questionable product decision. WHY AI COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGING INTIMACY Romance is the most powerful engagement mechanism ever discovered. A user who treats AI as a tool can leave. A user who treats it as a companion cannot. Emotional attachment produces longer sessions, repeat engagement, dependency, and vast amounts of deeply personal data.
Artificial intelligence
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

How To Take Advantage Of Technology In CPG Marketing

Statistics from the 2025 holiday shopping season clearly show that AI is playing a huge role in how people shop. But new research from retail payment platform Adyen found that many consumers are ready for AI to become their personal shopper. Just over half-51%-said they're open to letting AI take over the entire shopping process, including making final purchases. Millennials are the most willing to let agents do their shopping, with nearly three in five saying they are ready for such a shift.
E-Commerce
Artificial intelligence
fromInc
3 weeks ago

Big Tech Promised AI Wouldn't Exploit You. Experts Say Their New Ad Plans Suggest the Opposite

AI companies are adopting social-media-style advertising, monetizing user attention and behavioral data, risking manipulation to benefit advertisers and investors.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Businesses are deploying AI agents faster than safety protocols can keep up, Deloitte says

AI agent adoption in businesses is rapidly increasing while safety and oversight mechanisms remain insufficient, creating significant governance and risk-management gaps.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Tell us your favourite confusing TV show

Submit favourite confusing-but-entertaining TV shows via an encrypted form; responses can be anonymous and data will be used only for the feature.
Artificial intelligence
fromFOX8 WGHP
3 weeks ago

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

AI industry is adopting social-media-style ad-driven surveillance, capturing user behavioral data to monetize attention and risking manipulation for advertisers' and investors' benefit.
Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A novelty golf-ball finder that conned the military: best podcasts of the week

Podcasts covering scams and cons, data-privacy breaches, personal monologues, fitness debates, and donor-conceived family stories.
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

The dawn of Authentic Experience (AuX)

UX is entering a new era. At the centre of every design conversation in 2026 lies a singular force: Artificial Intelligence. It is now so pervasive that even five-year-olds can explain its utility, while the AI natives of the new Beta generation are coming of age in a world where a conversational digital collaborator is not a feature but a baseline reality.
UX design
Education
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Lego's latest educational kit seeks to teach AI as part of computer science, not to build a chatbot

Lego Education released AI curricula and kits teaching foundational AI and computer science for K-8, emphasizing offline, teacher-led, collaborative learning without data transfer.
Video games
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

Activision Faces Investigation Over "Misleading And Aggressive Practices" In Two Games

Italian regulator investigates Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile for potentially deceptive UI, aggressive monetization, weak parental defaults, and problematic data-consent practices.
fromeLearning Industry
3 weeks ago

Global Expansion Strategies For AI Companies

Identifying the best global expansion strategies isn't the only step AI companies should take to accelerate business growth and reach new audiences. It may be easier than ever to reach buyers on the other side of the world, but doing so brings its own set of challenges and hiccups. For starters, AI regulations differ by region, meaning that you have to know and abide by the rules in different regions.
Artificial intelligence
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

People affected by the US visa freeze: share your experience

The US has indefinitely suspended immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, freezing applications from 21 January and disrupting applicants' plans.
California
fromwww.santacruzsentinel.com
4 weeks ago

Santa Cruz votes to terminate its contract with Flock Safety

Santa Cruz terminated its contract with Flock Safety over data-access and privacy concerns and asked staff to find alternative automated license-plate reader options.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Tell us: how were you affected by grief over a pet?

Grief after pet death can be chronic and severe, with symptoms matching prolonged grief disorder similarly experienced after human loss.
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