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#PrivacyRights #DataProtection #AIGovernance
www.thestreet.com
The Unfinished Fight for Data Protection
Citizen pressure and political will are essential to strengthen privacy and data protection regulations.
Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the right to privacy and data security with International Telecommunication Union's Olivier Alais.
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#TaxResponsibility #AITaxFiling #PrivacyConcerns
www.thestreet.com
Elon Musk wants you to file taxes with Grok
Legal responsibility for filing errors rests solely on the taxpayer, not the AI used.
Elon Musk posted three words on X this month that grabbed the attention of millions of Americans scrambling to file before the April 15 deadline.
#AgeVerification #PrivacyConcerns #Discord
arstechnica.com
After Discord fiasco, age-check tech promises privacy by running locally. Does it work?
Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally.
Discord's reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform's age-check partners.
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#SocialMedia #Privacy #FreeSpeech
www.bloomberg.com
California Weighs Crackdown on Social Media for Kids Under 16
The bill is fueling a broader debate with ramifications for politics and privacy, with some arguing that age restrictions would be legally vulnerable on free-speech grounds and could endanger data privacy.
#ChildSafety #AIEthics #PrivacyRights
nypost.com
Teen girls sue Elon Musk's xAI over Grok chatbot's sexual images of...
Three teenage girls are suing Elon Musk's xAI for allegedly allowing the use of its Grok chatbot to "nudify" images of them - creating child sexual abuse material that has spread across social media platforms.
Join us in San Francisco on May 21–22! https://t.co/8rnb25sPIs Panel: Is it Possible to Effectively Balance Privacy and Competition? A Conversation with the DOJ @chapell68 @ Mark Hamer #NAISummit2025 #PrivacyLaw #AdTech #DigitalAdvertising #DataPrivacy #movingprivacyforward https://t.co/98D1y6oooD -
#Encryption #SocialMedia #Privacy
au.pcmag.com
Meta to Axe End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messaging
Meta is removing end-to-end (E2E) encryption for Instagram DMs after first introducing the feature back in late 2023. E2E means that no one except the two parties messaging each other can read the message logs, including government entities, law enforcement, or even Meta itself.
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#DataBreach #PrivacyConcerns #Whistleblower
www.newsweek.com
Social Security investigating access to millions of Americans' data
The Social Security Administration's (SSA) inspector general has opened an investigative review into an anonymous whistleblower complaint alleging a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee improperly accessed sensitive SSA databases, the agency said in a letter to Congress.
#PrivacyViolation #CriminalCase #Surveillance
www.cbsnews.com
Ex-custodian accused of secretly filming students, staff in bathrooms at suburban middle school ordered held
A former custodian accused of secretly filming students and staff in bathrooms at a Northfield, Illinois, middle school will remain in jail following his court appearance on Wednesday.
#CyberSecurity #Hacking #PrivacyProtection
au.pcmag.com
Russian Hackers Spotted Trying to Hijack WhatsApp, Signal Accounts
Russian state-sponsored hackers have allegedly been trying to hijack WhatsApp and Signal accounts on a global scale by tricking users into handing over their login authentication codes.
#CyberSecurity #Hacking #PrivacyThreats
uk.pcmag.com
Russian Hackers Spotted Trying to Hijack WhatsApp, Signal Accounts
Russian state-sponsored hackers have allegedly been trying to hijack WhatsApp and Signal accounts on a global scale by tricking users into handing over their login authentication codes.
#PrivacyRights #Surveillance #ALPR
www.yahoo.com
Unregulated license plate readers are tracking Michigan drivers -- here's what's at stake
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Imagine you're preparing to drive home from a doctor's appointment when a law enforcement officer approaches your vehicle, takes a photo of your car, and sends it to federal law enforcement, as well as local and state police to store for a year or more.
#Immigration #Privacy #Surveillance
www.newsweek.com
ICE buying Americans' location data under scrutiny
More than 70 Democratic lawmakers have asked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General in a letter to investigate immigration agencies for allegedly purchasing commercial location data that can track Americans' mobile phones.
