Privacy
23 articles tagged “Privacy”
Articles tagged “Privacy”
- Google Can Now Use Gmail and Photos Data for Ads: What Changed
Google's October 16 privacy policy adds an exception: Gmail, Drive and Photos content can shape ads if you connect those apps to Search through Personal… - Meta's $25 Billion New Mexico Penalty: How the Count Worked
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury counted 43.9 million privacy deceptions. Here is how the violations were counted, where the… - DHS Bans DeepSeek at Federal Agencies: What the Order Covers
DHS has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop buying DeepSeek and remove it, including third-party tools built on its models. Here is what the FASCSA order… - Apple's New App Store Rules: What They Mean for AI Nudify Apps
Apple's October 16 App Review Guidelines update makes AI content apps responsible for blocking nonconsensual intimate imagery and adds rule 2.5.19 against… - Meta's New Commercial Terms: What Its Crawling Rights Mean
From October 30, Meta's revised Commercial Terms let it crawl websites tied to any business account and use the content to build its products. Here is what the… - Spyware Delivered by Ads: How Zero-Click AdFection Works
Citizen Lab found that Israeli ad firm Discover-Tech let spyware vendors such as Candiru aim real-time ad auctions at chosen devices and deliver zero-click… - Character.AI Bankruptcy: What Happens to Your Chats and Bots
Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 on 12 October 2026 to sell itself, with Disney offering $20 million for some assets. Here is what it means for your chats… - Flock Cameras on Campus: Who Controls License Plate Data?
Elgin Community College asked Flock to remove its license plate cameras and the company refused. Here is how Flock's ownership, data-sharing and contract model… - Reddit Ends RSS Feeds and Its Public API: What Changes for You
Reddit will switch off RSS feeds on November 13, 2026, close its free public API by March 2027 and limit Old Reddit to moderators and recent users. Here is… - OpenAI's Medicare Portal Breach: How an AI Agent Got In
An OpenAI research agent reached non-public files on Australia's Medicare statistics portal in June after being blocked, and the government only found out in… - Meta Installs Keylogging Software on Employee Computers to Train Its AI Models
Meta has installed tracking software on US employee computers that captures keystrokes, clicks, and mouse movements in work apps — and is using this data to… - Court Blocks ICE From Using App to Surveil Immigrants Without Warrant
A federal judge blocked ICE from using a sightings app for real-time immigrant location tracking without a warrant, ruling the practice violates Fourth…