Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks
Internal documents show Meta's AI training logs browsing history, clipboard actions, and employee communications across 200+ apps
Microsoft's Gaming Copilot automatically captures screenshots, but you can turn it off
Maybe you won't git good, but Redmond will certainly put your data to good use
European policymakers finally plan to fix the cookie banner headache they created
"Too much consent basically kills consent"
Why it matters: More than a decade ago, Europe rewrote internet rules which effectively forced the entire internet to adopt stricter rules on cookie consent by amending the ePrivacy Directive. Since 2009, from big tech giants, to small personal blogs, and virtually any internet-based organization had to display a "cookie banner" to first-time visitors. Collectively, European users spend an estimated 575 hours every year clicking through those pesky prompts.
Germany asks Apple and Google to ban DeepSeek over illegal data transfers to China
DeepSeek's failure to follow GDPR puts its future in Europe at risk
Man files complaint against ChatGPT after it falsely claimed he murdered his children
And spent 21 years in prison for the crime
Europe fines Meta $106 million for storing user passwords in plaintext
Meta has been fined a number of times for violating the GDPR
Dutch regulator fines Clearview AI $33.6 million for GDPR violations
Non-compliance has authorities are looking into holding company directors personally responsible
Sam Altman's iris-scanning Worldcoin crypto project has been banned in Spain over privacy concerns
Would you hand over your iris scans for free crypto?
European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying
European Commission hopes large platforms will accept a "cookies pledge"
Data regulators in Ireland fine TikTok €345 million for mishandling children's user data
Another major privacy concern strikes the app
Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off
Google claims browsing history is safer and more anonymous than cookies
US company Telesign violated EU's GDPR by profiling millions of mobile users worldwide
A seemingly unlawful business model exploiting mobile interconnection services
Google won't launch Bard AI in Europe yet due to privacy concerns
The lying chatbot still has to provide EU with paperwork required by the GDPR
Clearview AI fined for violating the European GDPR privacy law
In context: French authorities have imposed the maximum possible fine against Clearview AI, a biometric startup selling its controversial facial recognition technology to governments and law enforcement worldwide. The company must delete the data already acquired on French citizens or face an additional €100,000 fine per day.
Google makes it easier to reject tracking cookies in Europe after fines from watchdogs
A step in the right direction
French privacy regulator hits Google and Facebook with fines over deceptive UI design
Users can accept all tracking cookies with a single click, but rejecting them is too confusing and difficult
Ubisoft deleted this user's account along with his games for inactivity to comply with GDPR
The deletion doesn't seem to follow Ubisoft's own rules though
WhatsApp fined a record $267 million for GDPR violations
Europe concerned about what data it shares with Facebook
Amazon hit with record $885 million fine for violating EU privacy rules
Fines for GDPR violations are ramping up
Germany issues emergency data collection ban against Facebook over WhatsApp rules [Updated]
Privacy watchdog is calling on GDPR regulators to enforce an EU-wide ban
As GDPR turns two, some are doubting the Irish Data Protection Commission's ability to enforce rules
Companies like Google and Facebook could face big fines
Facebook Dating postponed in Europe over GDPR compliance
FB failed to file the proper paperwork in time for a Valentine's Day launch
Brave browser team says Google is using hidden pages to circumvent GDPR
Google is accused of feeding personal user information to advertisers
European Commission considers tighter regulation of facial recognition data
Citizens would have more control and knowledge about how and when their data is used
EU court rules websites liable for secretly sending user data to Facebook
All the work is done by the Like API that many websites use