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In North America, 77 percent of all instances were in the United States, according to the annual State of Stalkerware report. Stalkerware is easily available and can be downloaded from the internet onto a victim's smartphone without their knowledge, enabling whomever put the surveillance app on their partner's or child's devices to spy on their victims while the software remains "Invisible to the user."
A consensus on regulatory AI frameworks seems distant. The imperative for secure and responsible AI deployment cannot be overstated.
With no sign of regulations slowing down, enterprises struggle to keep pace with the rapid changes. According to a recent NTT Data survey of business executives, 3 in 4 organizations can't keep up with data regulations, holding them back from successfully using their data for innovation and digital transformation.
Brave Software is the next company to jump into AI, announcing a new privacy-preserving AI assistant called "Leo" is rolling out on the Android version of its browser through the latest release, version 1.63. Brave says its AI assistant stands out for its ability to provide high-quality, relevant answers with fewer errors, thanks to leveraging several advanced large-language models like Mixtral 8x7B, Claude Instant, and Llama 2 13B, with Mixtral set as the default for its multilingual capabilities and superior performance.
In today's digital era, data privacy isn't just a concern; it's a consumer demand. Businesses are grappling with the dual challenge of leveraging customer data for personalized experiences while...
Boosted data-driven innovation that has added value for users and offers new avenues for business, like AI. The considerations for "Super app" data privacy. While benefits are plenty, one of the key considerations associated with the creation of a "Super app" - with all the potential volumes of data accessible - is what users might lose in terms of privacy.
In this Help Net Security video, Karen Schuler, Global Privacy & Data Protection Chair at BDO, discusses overconfidence in data privacy and data protection practices. There is an apparent disconnect between tech CFOs' confidence and consumer perceptions.
Mozilla on Tuesday expanded its free privacy-monitoring service with a paid-for tier called Mozilla Monitor Plus that will try to get data brokers to delete their copies of subscribers' personal information. Necessarily alert to revenue diversification opportunities in light of its dependence on Google paying to be the default search service on its beleaguered Firefox browser, Mozilla has taken Monitor beyond HIBP alerts, added data removal, and branded that expanded service Monitor Plus with a subscription fee of $8.99 per month.
Findings from a new Cisco study highlight the growing Privacy concerns with GenAI, trust challenges facing organizations over their use of AI, and the attractive returns from privacy investment. Most organizations are aware of these risks and are putting in place controls to limit exposure: 63% have established limitations on what data can be entered, 61% have limits on which employees can use GenAI tools, and 27% said their organization had banned GenAI applications altogether for the time being.
Italy's data protection authority (DPA) has notified ChatGPT-maker OpenAI of supposedly violating privacy laws in the region. "The available evidence pointed to the existence of breaches of the...