Data Privacy
Data privacy is the protection of personal information and the legal and technical frameworks that govern its collection, storage and use. Truncated covers privacy regulations, enforcement actions, data breaches and security technologies.
A detailed explanation of Apple's Secure Exclaves has been shared
appleinsider.com — If you're curious about Secure Exclaves, Apple's latest security and privacy toolset behind features like Siri Recaps, there is a new document that goes into detail. Long story short, they are what allow video and audio information to be analyzed without actually recording or saving information that is accessible by the system, the user, or anyone.
Google’s New Gemini Privacy Policy Breaks a 3-Year-Old Promise About Your Gmail
Your meditation headband may be feeding your brainwaves to an AI model
techspot.com — A recent report from the journal Science outlines the relationship between the electroencephalography (EEG) industry and AI. It found that some companies selling brain-tracking devices aren't entirely...
Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
The Guardian — Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform
The Surveillance Web Australia Is Building One Trial At A Time
reclaimthenet.org — A million faces later, the case for calling this a success is doing some heavy lifting.
Anthropic's Korean Claude account leak, explained
aistockwire.com — Anthropic told Korea's privacy commission that data on about 100 Korean Claude Enterprise accounts leaked in October. The regulator is still reviewing it.
Apple pushing faster on agentic Siri would carry three big risks
9to5mac.com — Yesterday saw two reports about Apple software development. The first said that the company was aiming to give Siri more...
Pro-privacy Apple could end up as a Trojan Horse for surveillance tech
macworld.com — Apple's impressive and privacy-conscious Audio Intelligence features could act as a gateway for less palatable applications.
macOS 27.3 could change how you grant AI agents Full Disk Access, here's how
9to5mac.com — Last month, Apple announced it’d be tightening privacy controls in a future macOS update, in response to AI agents requesting...
The biggest disadvantages of using AI glasses
www.engadget.com — Despite the benefit to the disabled and aging communities, smart glasses are problematic when it comes to privacy and safety concerns. Here's what to watch for.
How Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph learns about your life on Mac
appleinsider.com — A breakdown of Apple's Personal Knowledge Graph shows what your Mac and Apple Intelligence know about you and your life.
Meta halts its Nov 20 terms that would let it crawl business websites
ppc.land — Four sets of terms covering every Meta advertiser are on hold with no new date, and the 2024 rules stay. Do court orders in Norway and Brazil still matter?
Chinese university stops using AI to spot absent-minded students after outcry
South China Morning Post — Outrage flares after leaked images show software tracks not only late arrivals and attendance but also ‘head-up rate’ to map attentiveness.
Watch Power On: How Private Is an Always-Listening Apple Watch?
Will Democrats Rein in Big Tech? It Starts With Privacy and Data Centers
CNET — Tech critics say that real change will depend on newly elected officials keeping their campaign promises.
Anthropic's Claude Code Reportedly Leaks User Email Addresses Through HTTP User-Agent Headers
Cyber Security News — Anthropic’s Claude Code is facing privacy concerns after a user reported that the AI coding tool sent their email address to third-party websites through HTTP User-Agent headers during web searches, without permission.
Everyone Everywhere Hated Meta’s New AI Training Terms. Now, They’re On Pause
404 Media — Back to the drawing board!
AI agents with friendly faces and adorable bodies can distract you from serious risks
Tech Xplore — Meta's Muse is a personal artificial intelligence agent that sends email for you, shops and books travel for you and uses your apps to act on your behalf. When you call on it from your phone or computer, a little avatar named Jolly appears, looking something like a digitized teddy bear that blinks and waves to you.
Healthcare can't govern the AI tools it hasn't found yet
Help Net Security — Healthcare AI governance has a gap: 70% of 151 surveyed leaders found an AI-built tool handling patient data without IT knowing.
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