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#user-consent

fromThe Daily Upside

LinkedIn Deepens Its Facebookification with AI Data Scraping

LinkedIn is opting users into data scraping for AI training without clear consent, aiming to become a central social platform.

fromThe Verge

Artificial intelligence

No, Microsoft isn't using your Office docs to train its AI

Microsoft clarified that it does not use customer data from Microsoft 365 apps to train AI models, addressing recent privacy concerns.

Privacy professionals

Flo: Research Findings

Flo prioritizes user privacy with opt-in consent and anonymous features, ensuring user control over their data.

Mobile UX

Period Tracker by Simple Design: Research Findings

The Simple Design period tracking app prioritizes local data storage for user privacy but relies heavily on third-party advertising.

fromThe Hacker News

Privacy technologies

Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent

Mozilla's Privacy Preserving Attribution feature raises privacy concerns as it allows tracking without explicit user consent.

fromExchangewire

6 months ago

Privacy professionals

Privacy Statement (UK)

The privacy statement emphasizes user consent and data protection measures for UK residents.

fromThe Daily Upside

LinkedIn Deepens Its Facebookification with AI Data Scraping

LinkedIn is opting users into data scraping for AI training without clear consent, aiming to become a central social platform.

fromThe Verge

Artificial intelligence

No, Microsoft isn't using your Office docs to train its AI

Microsoft clarified that it does not use customer data from Microsoft 365 apps to train AI models, addressing recent privacy concerns.

Privacy professionals

Flo: Research Findings

Flo prioritizes user privacy with opt-in consent and anonymous features, ensuring user control over their data.

Mobile UX

Period Tracker by Simple Design: Research Findings

The Simple Design period tracking app prioritizes local data storage for user privacy but relies heavily on third-party advertising.

fromThe Hacker News

Privacy technologies

Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent

Mozilla's Privacy Preserving Attribution feature raises privacy concerns as it allows tracking without explicit user consent.

fromExchangewire

6 months ago

Privacy professionals

Privacy Statement (UK)

The privacy statement emphasizes user consent and data protection measures for UK residents.

Nextcloud issues fixes following data leak scare

Nextcloud addressed concerns over data privacy after a bug highlighted unnecessary requests to its lookup server post-update.

Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI | TechCrunch

Bluesky is developing a user consent framework for data usage in generative AI.

fromprivacyinternational.org

WomanLog: Research Findings

The article discusses app data sharing practices, user consent, and data security in relation to womenâs health apps like WomanLog.

fromBBC News

EU data protection

Bradford suspected illegal workers arrested at pick-up spot - BBC News

BBC AMP pages require user consent for data collection to display personalized ads.

fromAdExchanger

Marketing tech

The Third-Party Cookie Pardon | AdExchanger

Google reversed plans on third-party cookies, opting for enhanced user consent instead.

fromTechzine Global

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft denies it's collecting user data in Word and Excel

Microsoft does not use Office customer data to train AI models and offers opt-out options for those who choose not to share data.

fromTheregister

Nextcloud issues fixes following data leak scare

Nextcloud addressed concerns over data privacy after a bug highlighted unnecessary requests to its lookup server post-update.

Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI | TechCrunch

Bluesky is developing a user consent framework for data usage in generative AI.

fromprivacyinternational.org

WomanLog: Research Findings

The article discusses app data sharing practices, user consent, and data security in relation to womenâs health apps like WomanLog.

fromBBC News

EU data protection

Bradford suspected illegal workers arrested at pick-up spot - BBC News

BBC AMP pages require user consent for data collection to display personalized ads.

fromAdExchanger

Marketing tech

The Third-Party Cookie Pardon | AdExchanger

Google reversed plans on third-party cookies, opting for enhanced user consent instead.

fromTechzine Global

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft denies it's collecting user data in Word and Excel

Microsoft does not use Office customer data to train AI models and offers opt-out options for those who choose not to share data.

more#data-privacy

#privacy-policy

Marketing tech

Maya: Research Findings

Maya app has changed its privacy practices but still uses Facebook Ad SDK for revenue, raising potential privacy concerns for users.

fromDeseret News

Privacy professionals

Privacy Notice

Deseret News Publishing Company provides transparency about data collection and usage in its Products and Services.

Marketing tech

Maya: Research Findings

Maya app has changed its privacy practices but still uses Facebook Ad SDK for revenue, raising potential privacy concerns for users.

fromDeseret News

Privacy professionals

Privacy Notice

Deseret News Publishing Company provides transparency about data collection and usage in its Products and Services.

more#privacy-policy

fromHackernoon

Growth hacking

Telemetry in Go: How We've Improved It | HackerNoon

Go 1.23 introduces optional telemetry data sharing to improve the Go toolchain.

#mozilla

fromTechSpot

Privacy technologies

Firefox's upcoming "cookie-less" tracking comes under fire by Austrian privacy watchdog

Mozilla's new Privacy-Preserving Attribution API is being criticized for tracking users without consent, despite claims of enhanced privacy.

The European watchdog argues the API violates GDPR regulations.

fromTheregister

Privacy technologies

Mozilla takes pity on Firefox extension developers

Mozilla is simplifying Add-on consent requirements for new Firefox extensions, reducing developer burden and user confusion.

fromTechSpot

Privacy technologies

Firefox's upcoming "cookie-less" tracking comes under fire by Austrian privacy watchdog

Mozilla's new Privacy-Preserving Attribution API is being criticized for tracking users without consent, despite claims of enhanced privacy.

The European watchdog argues the API violates GDPR regulations.

fromTheregister

Privacy technologies

Mozilla takes pity on Firefox extension developers

Mozilla is simplifying Add-on consent requirements for new Firefox extensions, reducing developer burden and user confusion.

more#mozilla

#online-privacy

fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

The Rise of the 'Cookie Banner' Class Action

Cookie-banner class action lawsuits are rising, highlighting failures in cookie consent tools and their implications for online privacy.

Artificial intelligence

Companies building AI-powered tech are using your posts. Here's how to opt out

The tech industry’s drive for AI has led to widespread data scraping, often without user consent.

Artificial intelligence

Companies building AI-powered tech are using your posts. Here's how to opt out

AI development is intensifying privacy concerns as companies use data without explicit user consent.

fromMarketing Dive

Marketing

And just like that, Google won't be deprecating cookies. What now?

Google announces new approach to online privacy, stepping away from deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome.

fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

The Rise of the 'Cookie Banner' Class Action

Cookie-banner class action lawsuits are rising, highlighting failures in cookie consent tools and their implications for online privacy.

Companies building AI-powered tech are using your posts. Here's how to opt out

The tech industry’s drive for AI has led to widespread data scraping, often without user consent.

Companies building AI-powered tech are using your posts. Here's how to opt out

AI development is intensifying privacy concerns as companies use data without explicit user consent.

fromMarketing Dive

Marketing

And just like that, Google won't be deprecating cookies. What now?

Google announces new approach to online privacy, stepping away from deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome.

Google accused of misleading consumers to grab more data for ads | TechCrunch

Italy's competition authority investigates Google for ad profiling practices.

fromSlate Magazine

3 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Google Quietly Installed A.I. to My Workspace. Getting Rid of It Was Creepy.

AI deployment in workplaces raises ethical concerns about personal consent and the control users have over these tools.

Google accused of misleading consumers to grab more data for ads | TechCrunch

Italy's competition authority investigates Google for ad profiling practices.

fromSlate Magazine

3 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Google Quietly Installed A.I. to My Workspace. Getting Rid of It Was Creepy.

AI deployment in workplaces raises ethical concerns about personal consent and the control users have over these tools.

more#google

#privacy-regulations

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Federal Regulators Limit Location Brokers from Selling Your Whereabouts: 2024 in Review

The FTC is taking significant steps to regulate location data brokers by banning the sale of precise location data.

fromDigiday

Marketing

How publishers and advertisers are connecting with audiences and growing revenue amid addressability shifts

Privacy regulations in the U.S. are creating new opportunities in digital marketing.

Clean rooms are essential for privacy-compliant data usage in advertising.

Building user trust is critical for gaining consent in data collection.

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Federal Regulators Limit Location Brokers from Selling Your Whereabouts: 2024 in Review

The FTC is taking significant steps to regulate location data brokers by banning the sale of precise location data.

fromDigiday

Marketing

How publishers and advertisers are connecting with audiences and growing revenue amid addressability shifts

Privacy regulations in the U.S. are creating new opportunities in digital marketing.

Clean rooms are essential for privacy-compliant data usage in advertising.

Building user trust is critical for gaining consent in data collection.

more#privacy-regulations

Miscellaneous

fromNature

Why we are all lab rats in the digital world

Researchers need to establish robust ethical protocols for online experiments involving users, particularly gig workers.

Elon Musk's X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users' data for training Grok | TechCrunch

Privacy complaints against X for processing EU user data without consent for AI training.

fromEngadget

8 months ago

X won't train Grok on EU users' public posts

X will permanently stop training its AI Grok on public posts from EU users due to regulatory pressure.

The DPC has raised serious concerns about X's data practices regarding user consent.

A hopeful call for consistent EU-wide regulations for AI data processing was made by the DPC commissioner.

8 months ago

Elon Musk's X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users' data for training Grok | TechCrunch

Privacy complaints against X for processing EU user data without consent for AI training.

fromEngadget

8 months ago

X won't train Grok on EU users' public posts

X will permanently stop training its AI Grok on public posts from EU users due to regulatory pressure.

The DPC has raised serious concerns about X's data practices regarding user consent.

A hopeful call for consistent EU-wide regulations for AI data processing was made by the DPC commissioner.

more#gdpr-compliance

fromAdExchanger