#data-privacy

#data-privacy

"It's all about the privacy of the data. And it's a very common practice that the businesses use your personal data. In many cases, without your knowledge, to be able to set prices or target you for advertising material," Ersin Uzun, executive director of Rochester Institute of Technology's Global Cybersecurity Institute, said.

We presented several privacy-preserving options to The Times, including targeted searches over the sample ( e.g., to search for chats that might include text from a New York Times article so they only receive the conversations relevant to their claims), as well as high-level data classifying how ChatGPT was used in the sample. These were rejected by The Times,

The letter, which was first reported by Reuters, told governors that their states are providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies "with frictionless, self-service access to the personal data of all of your residents," through a non-profit managed by state police agencies called the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, or Nlets. Nlets facilitates the sharing of state residents' personal data, in this case drivers' license data, between state, local, and federal police agencies.

In January, Borges started a new job as the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, overseeing some of the most sensitive data systems in the federal government-including databases containing Social Security numbers, addresses, citizenship status, and benefits records of nearly every American. Or at least that was the job description. Instead, he spent seven months struggling to get basic visibility into the systems he was statutorily responsible for,

Atlas comes with ChatGPT baked in, and while it can navigate the web like traditional browsers, the company says it can do much more. A feature that OpenAI calls "agentic mode" can take action, like an agent who can shop for you, make reservations, or buy plane tickets. On that livestream, Altman's colleague demonstrated how it can read an online recipe, figure out how many ingredients are needed for a set of diners, then buy the ingredients online.

There's hardly ever such a thing as truly free money. We pay for everything, in some way: with labor, with time, with suffering. So getting a payment from a tech or social media settlement isn't exactly free - it's likely the company messed up in some way and it legitimately owes you that cash - but it certainly can feel like getting free money. And if you're already using the tech or platform, then you might as well get paid for the issue.

According to PwC's 2025 Global Compliance Survey, [1] more than 40% of global companies reported at least one compliance failure that led to fines, penalties, or back pay. Staying on top of regulatory compliance requirements has only gotten more complex, and the stakes have never been higher. TD Bank's USD 3.1 billion penalty for "pervasive and systemic failure to maintain an adequate" anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program [2] demonstrates this and has incentivized companies of all sizes to invest in compliance training platforms that can be used to demonstrate compliance in audits and regulatory defense scenarios.

What is the most intense episode of a TV show you have ever seen? The Guardian's Television team has selected theirs now we would like to hear yours. Tell us about the episode that you found the most stress-inducing, and why. Share your experience You can tell us about your most intense TV episode ever using this form.

Is the UK truly becoming an AI hub as US tech giants pour in billions? A multibillion-dollar deal is being hailed as proof that Britain is becoming a global hub for artificial intelligence, with major United States tech companies investing heavily. But the reality is a little less straightforward. On today's show, we ask: how much power, and how much of your personal data, are you willing to hand over to tech companies?

Those AI tools are being trained on our trade secrets. We'll lose all of our customers if they find out our teams use AI. Our employees will no longer be able to think critically because of the brain rot caused by overreliance on AI. These are not irrational fears. As AI continues to dominate the headlines, questions about data privacy and security, intellectual property, and work quality are legitimate and important.

"We are exploring the possibility of introducing Copilot for Exchange Server (on-premises)," Microsoft says, linking to a ten-question form that asks: "Would your organization be comfortable enabling Copilot for Exchange Server if it requires sending some Exchange Server data to the cloud?" Er, probably not. After all, many administrators run an on-premises version of Exchange precisely because they don't want any Exchange Server data being sent to Microsoft's cloud.

With advanced processing in the car, we can handle interference on board so that it works in low-data-connection areas,

Kohler just launched the Dekoda, a $599 device that clips onto your toilet bowl rim, and before you dismiss it entirely, hear me out. This isn't just a gimmick, it's a health tracker that monitors gut health, hydration levels, and can detect the presence of blood in your toilet. Think of it as a wellness wearable, except you never have to remember to put it on and it's there as you go about your toilet business.

As part of a new initiative focused on "turning the bathroom into a connected, data-informed health and wellness hub," Kohler has announced a health tracker called the Dekoda you attach to your toilet. It's designed to peer into the bowl using sensors and analyze what it sees using algorithms to provide insights into your hydration and gut health, and it will discreetly notify you when blood is detected which can be indicative of more serious medical issues.

The cloud has become the backbone of modern business, enabling rapid scalability, advanced analytics, and collaboration across global teams. In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the cloud's role is even more critical, both serving as the storage and processing hub for vast quantities of data that feed machine learning models, power real-time analytics, and drive business innovation. With this innovation comes a high-risk balancing act.

The Guardian has asked TV writers for their favourite television romcoms of all time and now we'd like to hear yours. You can tell us about your favourite series and why below. Share your favourite You can tell us your favourite TV romcom using this form. Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions.

California Governor Newsom has signed S.B. 524, a bill that begins the long process of regulating and imposing transparency on the growing problem of AI-written police reports. EFF supported this bill and has spent the last year vocally criticizing the companies pushing AI-generated police reports as a service. requires police to disclose, on the report, if it was used to fully or in part author a police report. Further, it bans vendors from selling or sharing the information a police agency provided to the AI.

In its paper, Don't Look Up: There Are Sensitive Internal Links in the Clear on GEO Satellites [PDF], the team describes how it performed a broad scan of IP traffic on 39 GEO satellites across 25 distinct longitudes and found that half of the signals they picked up contained cleartext IP traffic. This included unencrypted cellular backhaul data sent from the core networks of several US operators, destined for cell towers in remote areas.

Wabi will enable users to create their own mini-apps without any coding. "It's a platform to discover, remix, and share, create mini apps for daily life," Kuyda said. "We'll tell a little bit more when we launch publicly. Right now, it's a very close private beta." Wabi is a 10-person team, Kuyda said, and plans to launch its product "soon." The idea for Wabi, a "personal software platform," led Kuyda to step away from Replika, she said.

Google told employees who want health benefits that they must allow a third-party AI healthcare tool to access their data, a move that has rankled some staff members. If they decline it, they will not receive health coverage. The company announced this month that US-based employees who wish to sign up for health benefits through its parent company Alphabet in the coming enrollment period must grant access to AI-powered tools provided by Nayya, which offers personalized benefits recommendations, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider.

Social event planning app Partiful, which calls itself "Facebook events for hot people," has firmly replaced Facebook as the go-to platform for sending party invitations. But what Partiful also has in common with Facebook is that it's collecting a tsunami of user data, and Partiful could have done better at keeping that data secure. On Partiful, hosts can create online invitations with a retro, maximalist vibe, allowing guests to RSVP to events with the ease of ordering a salad on a touch-screen.

Whether it's talking about your ex too much or your date not looking anything like their profile picture, we'd like to hear about your bad first date experiences. What happened and did you leave early or stay until the end of the date? Did it prompt any changes in how you date or did you just chalk it up to bad luck? Share your experience You can tell us about your bad first date experiences by filling in the form below.

* Federal judiciary can stay open until October 17 amid shutdown. After that? Have you guys ever seen The Purge? [ Reuters] * Lawyer giving out roadside legal advice. Did you know lawyers could provide pro bono work without a corrupt quid pro quo? [ Axios] * E-Verify goes down after government shutdown in perfect encapsulation of how the administration doesn't care about immigration beyond authorizing masked vigilantism. [ Law360]

Data brokers are part of a worldwide multibillion-dollar industry of companies that profit from hoarding and selling access to huge amounts of Americans' personal, financial, and granular location information, often collected from phones and other devices connected to the internet. This data gets sold, including to governments, who don't need a warrant for commercially obtainable data. The collection of huge banks of data also comes with its own risks, including security lapses and data breaches.