Tag: #privacy

Analysts Find Dormant Facial-Recognition Code in Meta’s Smart-Glasses App

Independent analyses found dormant facial-recognition code in Meta's smart-glasses companion app, but no evidence it’s been activated for users.

$META, #meta, #facialrecognition, #privacy, #smartglasses

California Sues 23andMe Over 2023 Genetic-Data Breach, Accuses Firm of Misleading Consumers

AG Rob Bonta sued the company formerly 23andMe, saying it failed to protect nearly 7M users' genetic data in a 2023 breach and misled consumers.

#23andme, #databreach, #privacy, #genetics

EFF analysis finds schools, police using Flock Safety license-plate cameras for residency and background checks

An EFF review of Flock Safety logs shows schools and police used license-plate searches for residency verification, background checks and noise complaints.

#surveillance, #privacy, #lawenforcement, #flocksafety

FTC Begins Enforcing TAKE IT DOWN Act, Opens Portal for Complaints

FTC begins enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act on its one-year anniversary and opens TakeItDown.ftc.gov for victims to report platform noncompliance.

#ftc, #takeitdown, #privacy, #deepfakes, #platforms

Senate’s GUARD Act Narrows Focus to AI Companions, Raising Privacy Concerns

Revised GUARD Act targets AI companions but privacy groups warn identity-linked age checks could create surveillance risks and block access for some youth.

#ai, #legislation, #privacy, #child-safety

Preprint Says Browser Tools Exposed 1,000 Patient Chats on Anonymized Medical AI

An arXiv preprint claims ordinary browser inspection allowed retrieval of backend settings and the 1,000 most recent patient-chatbot conversations.

#ai, #privacy, #healthcare, #security

House Proposal Would Reauthorize Section 702 Through 2029 but Leaves Out Warrant Requirement

House proposal would extend Section 702 until 2029 and add oversight steps — but does not require judges’ warrants for FBI searches of Americans' communications.

#surveillance, #section702, #fbi, #privacy, #congress

California Bill Would Bar Children Under 16 From Social Media, Require State Age Verification

California’s A.B. 1709 would bar under-16s from social media, tie age checks to the state’s Digital Age Assurance Act and impose fines for violations.

#california, #socialmedia, #privacy, #legislation

Meta rolls out Muse Spark, a new multimodal AI assistant across its apps and AI glasses

Meta introduces Muse Spark, a multimodal AI powering the Meta AI app and expanding to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and AI glasses.

#meta, #ai, #musespark, #privacy

New Jersey Bans Masked Police Encounters, Codifies Limits on ICE Cooperation

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bills restricting masked law enforcement, tightening data privacy and locking New Jersey’s “Immigrant Trust” limits into law.

#newjersey, #immigration, #ice, #privacy, #dhs

QualDerm cyberattack triggers 3.1 million patient breach notices across 17 states

A cyberattack on dermatology manager QualDerm may have exposed data on 3.1 million patients, raising questions about delays, oversight and PE consolidation.

#cybersecurity, #healthdata, #hipaa, #dermatology, #privacy

TELUS Digital probes suspected cloud data theft as ShinyHunters claims massive trove

TELUS Digital says it is investigating unauthorized access after ShinyHunters claimed a near‑petabyte cloud theft tied to earlier supply‑chain breaches.

#cybersecurity, #databreach, #telus, #cloudsecurity, #privacy