The UK’s data protection watchdog claims a crack down on websites that don’t ask for consent from visitors to track and profile their activity for ad targeting is bearing fruit. However it’s admitted some of the changes driven by the intervention have seen sites adopting a controversial type of paywall that demands users pay a […]
Google’s GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe
Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in […]
Bug lets anyone bypass WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ privacy feature
WhatsApp, the most popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app in the world with more than two billion users, allows users to exchange pictures and videos that disappear soon after opening. But a bug in how WhatsApp implements its so-called “View Once” feature in its browser-based web app allows any malicious recipient to display and save the […]
Elon Musk’s X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users’ data for training Grok
X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has been targeted with a series of privacy complaints after it helped itself to the data of users in the European Union for training AI models without asking people’s consent. Late last month an eagle-eyed social media user spotted a setting indicating that X had quietly […]
Fan Under Fire For Bragging About Selfie With Byun Woo Seok After Invading His Privacy
A fan has recently come under fire for bragging about a selfie taken with Byun Woo Seok. While that in itself is not a problem, it was how the fan obtained the selfie that brought about sharp criticism. The fan had allegedly gone to his agency and taken videos of the inside of the office. […]