Security News

Privacy warriors gripe to UK watchdog about Meta harvesting user data to train AI
2024-07-16 11:25

The complaint follows a similar protest in the European Union under the General Data Protection Regulation, which resulted in the social media biz agreeing to pause plans to train AI models on EU users' Facebook and Instagram users' posts. Although UK data protection law currently mirrors that in the EU, its decision to leave the economic and political bloc came into effect at the end of 2020.

Privacy expert put away for 9 years after 'grotesque' cyberstalking campaign
2024-07-11 10:29

Garg's former roommate, identified as "Victim 1" in court documents, received thousands of threatening emails, phone calls, texts, and social media messages in which Garg threatened to murder, torture, and rape her. Garg then targeted that victim's uncle - the attorney who represented her in obtaining the protection order - plus her boyfriend, a Seattle police detective who investigated the threats, and the deputy prosecuting attorney working on Garg's stalking case.

Brazil Halts Meta's AI Data Processing Amid Privacy Concerns
2024-07-04 06:58

Brazil's data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), has temporarily banned Meta from processing users' personal data to train the company's artificial intelligence...

Proton launches free, privacy-focused Google Docs alternative
2024-07-03 10:00

Proton has launched 'Docs in Proton Drive,' a free and open-source end-to-end encrypted web-based document editing and collaboration tool. Proton is a Swiss company renowned for its privacy-focused services, including Proton VPN, Proton Mail, Proton Pass, Proton Drive, and now also Proton Docs.

America's best chance for nationwide privacy law could do more harm than good
2024-06-25 00:02

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AI’s impact on data privacy remains unclear
2024-06-17 03:00

Please turn on your JavaScript for this page to function normally. In this Help Net Security round-up, experts discuss the importance of embracing AI while implementing protective measures against threats, global AI adoption, consumer perceptions, and behaviors regarding data privacy.

Meta Pauses AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns
2024-06-15 07:49

Meta on Friday said it's delaying its efforts to train the company's large language models (LLMs) using public content shared by adult users on Facebook and Instagram in the European Union...

Google's Privacy Sandbox Accused of User Tracking by Austrian Non-Profit
2024-06-14 13:21

Google's plans to deprecate third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser with Privacy Sandbox has run into fresh trouble after Austrian privacy non-profit noyb (none of your business)...

Microsoft delays Windows Recall amid privacy and security concerns
2024-06-14 02:11

Microsoft is delaying the release of its AI-powered Windows Recall feature to test and secure it further before releasing it in a public preview on Copilot+ PCs. Initially slated for release in a public preview on June 18 with the arrival of the new Copilot+ AI PCs, the company now says they are delaying its release by making it first available for preview with Windows Insiders. "Recall will now shift from a preview experience broadly available for Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, to a preview available first in the Windows Insider Program in the coming weeks," reads an update to a recent Windows Recall blog post.

Google's Privacy Sandbox more like a privacy mirage, campaigners claim
2024-06-13 13:30

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