The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are suing TikTok and ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law requires digital platforms to notify and obtain parents’ consent before collecting and using personal data from children under the age of 13. In a press release issued […]
Privacy watchdog says it’s ‘surprised’ by Elon Musk opting user data into Grok AI training
X, formerly Twitter, quietly pushed out a change that appears to default user data into its AI training pool for Grok, a move that was spotted by users of the platform on Friday. Grok is the name of a conversational AI, or large language model (LLM), developed by Elon Musk-owned X and intended as a […]
Red Velvet’s Irene And Wendy Face Serious Invasion Of Privacy After Photo Leaks
Demands are being raised for better protection after Red Velvet‘s Irene and Wendy faced a serious invasion of privacy and an alleged stalking incident on a recent flight abroad. | @lbyrene64242/X (formerly known as Twitter) On July 12, Red Velvet traveled to Taiwan for the K-MEGA Concert alongside stars like Kwon Eunbi and Sunmi. The group […]
Microsoft-owned adtech Xandr accused of EU privacy breaches
An adtech business owned by Microsoft is the target of a complaint backed by European privacy advocacy group, noyb — a nonprofit that punches far above its weight when it comes to chalking up strikes against data protection-infringing tech giants. For its latest action, noyb is supporting an unnamed individual in Italy to lodge a […]
Apple shelved the idea of integrating Meta’s AI models over privacy concerns, report says
Days after the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple and Meta were in talks to integrate the latter’s AI models, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that the iPhone maker was not planning any such move. Apple briefly held talks with Meta about the possibility of a partnership way back in March, according to Bloomberg. This was […]