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Zoom Became a Part of Daily Life. It Needs to Tell Users Exactly How It’s Using Their Data

Zoom Became a Part of Daily Life. It Needs to Tell Users Exactly How It’s Using Their Data | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Zoom is populated by our faces, our voices, and more. If companies like it want to use customer data to train their AI—now or in the future—they need to let people choose if, and how much, to opt in.
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February 16, 12:21 AM
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Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access

Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
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January 12, 1:24 AM
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License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data

License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.
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December 10, 2024 8:52 PM
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Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’ | Computer Weekly

Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’ | Computer Weekly | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial recognition in Lewisham brings into question the forces previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’
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November 30, 2024 5:58 PM
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Barings Law plans to sue Microsoft and Google over AI training data | Computer Weekly

Barings Law plans to sue Microsoft and Google over AI training data | Computer Weekly | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Microsoft and Google are using people’s personal data without proper consent to train artificial intelligence models, alleges Barings Law, as it prepares to launch a legal challenge against the tech giants.
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November 15, 2024 3:00 AM
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ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a fresh call for contracts for surveillance technologies before an anticipated surge in the number of people it monitors ahead of deportation hearings.
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October 19, 2024 2:47 AM
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This Prompt Can Make an AI Chatbot Identify and Extract Personal Details From Your Chats

This Prompt Can Make an AI Chatbot Identify and Extract Personal Details From Your Chats | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Security researchers created an algorithm that turns a malicious prompt into a set of hidden instructions that could send a user's personal information to an attacker.
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September 16, 2024 2:57 AM
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Apple Intelligence Promises Better AI Privacy. Here’s How It Actually Works

Apple Intelligence Promises Better AI Privacy. Here’s How It Actually Works | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Private Cloud Compute is an entirely new kind of infrastructure that, Apple’s Craig Federighi tells WIRED, allows your personal data to be “hermetically sealed inside of a privacy bubble.”
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August 1, 2024 2:50 AM
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Can GPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?

Can GPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data? | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk to your private data.
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July 6, 2024 12:14 AM
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Meta’s Pay-for-Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU

Meta’s Pay-for-Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising.
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June 12, 2024 12:53 AM
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AI Tools Are Secretly Training on Real Images of Children

AI Tools Are Secretly Training on Real Images of Children | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

A popular AI training dataset is “stealing and weaponizing” the faces of Brazilian children without their knowledge or consent, human rights activists claim.

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May 12, 2024 7:45 PM
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Over 5.3 billion data records exposed in April 2024 | Computer Weekly

Over 5.3 billion data records exposed in April 2024 | Computer Weekly | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

The number of data records breached in April 2024 hit over five billion, a staggering year-on-year increase.

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March 17, 2024 3:55 AM
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Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras

Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy.

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March 10, 2024 12:23 AM
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5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance

5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

On Tuesday the country’s techiest city backed a ballot proposition that tapped into concerns about crime, giving the police more freedom to use drones and other surveillance technology.

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January 12, 2:01 AM
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Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC

Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range.
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January 11, 5:25 AM
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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
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December 5, 2024 4:44 PM
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Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips.
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November 24, 2024 6:14 PM
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China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked.
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October 27, 2024 1:26 AM
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Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online

Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
The 115,000-plus files related to UN Women included detailed financial disclosures from organizations around the world—and personal details and testimonials from vulnerable individuals.
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October 6, 2024 12:57 AM
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Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules

Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
Privacy activist Max Schrems has won another legal fight against Meta, this time limiting how the company can use off-platform activity—and public statements—to target ads.
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August 9, 2024 10:06 PM
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At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You

At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
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July 28, 2024 2:20 AM
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At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You

At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
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June 30, 2024 4:38 AM
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Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers

Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers.

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June 12, 2024 12:43 AM
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Microsoft backtracks on PC screenshot feature after outcry

Microsoft backtracks on PC screenshot feature after outcry | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

Microsoft will modify a tool on its new AI-powered PCs that had sparked privacy concerns.

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April 13, 2024 1:29 AM
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DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers

DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.

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March 11, 2024 11:30 PM
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How Apple's Advanced Data Protection Works, and How to Enable It on Your iPhone

How Apple's Advanced Data Protection Works, and How to Enable It on Your iPhone | Privacy and Data Protection | Scoop.it

The files stored on iCloud and on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac are already pretty well secured. But if you want the best protection against hackers, snoops, and spooks, turn on ADP.

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