Topic: data sharing
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Social Security Data Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
The Social Security Administration has acknowledged sharing citizenship and immigration data with the Department of Homeland Security for enforcement, with the disclosure made through a belatedly updated public notice after data exchanges had already begun. Legal experts highlight potential viola...
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DHS Held Chicago Police Records for Months, Violating Spy Rules
The Department of Homeland Security improperly retained Chicago Police Department records for seven months, violating intelligence oversight rules and raising surveillance concerns by keeping data on approximately 900 residents. The shared gang database was highly unreliable, containing errors li...
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Google's Antitrust Ruling: Impact on Search, SEO & AI Assistants
The antitrust ruling against Google bans exclusive default search agreements and requires the company to share some search data with competitors, though it avoids structural breakup. This decision increases negotiating power for distribution partners like Apple and may raise Google's costs while ...
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DOJ Reaches Settlement in RealPage Rent-Fixing Case
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with RealPage, imposing strict new rules on how it collects and uses pricing data to address allegations of artificially inflating rental costs. RealPage's proprietary algorithm was accused of aggregating confidential data from landlords to recom...
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Enterprise Data's Fate in the Age of Ubiquitous GenAI
Generative AI's rapid business integration is creating significant new security vulnerabilities, accelerating data exposure, and outpacing existing organizational policies and controls. The adoption of these tools has led to a massive increase in sensitive data shared with AI applications, with a...
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Learn from AI Marketing Wins and Fails to Avoid Costly Mistakes
AI marketing requires balancing innovation with risk management, as it can enhance campaigns but also introduce errors that damage brand integrity. While AI can scale marketing efforts and produce impressive results, its quality and reliability depend on human oversight and judgment to avoid miss...
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Adam Mosseri's Spy Denial Video Sparks Backlash
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, addressed concerns about phones listening to private conversations by denying audio surveillance and offering alternative explanations for targeted ads. Targeted advertising can result from users' online activities, such as website visits or searches, and data sha...
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European Users Can Now Reduce Personal Ads on Facebook & Instagram
Meta will introduce a new option for EU users in 2026 to reduce personalized ads on Facebook and Instagram, offering a middle ground between full personalization and limited data sharing. This change directly responds to regulatory pressure and a €200 million fine under the Digital Markets Act (D...
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Federation: The Fix for Broken Watch Lists
The modern streaming landscape is fragmented, with each service maintaining its own isolated watchlist, making it difficult for users to retrieve saved content across platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Google TV. A proposed solution is data federation, allowing users to opt into sharing watchlist ...
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UK Regulator Labels Google Search a "Strategic Market" Power
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has granted Google strategic market status for its core search and search advertising services, enabling regulators to impose targeted interventions to protect competition and consumers. This decision, part of the UK's new Digital Markets Regime, exclude...
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Ring's Search Party Is On by Default: Should You Turn It Off?
Ring's Search Party feature uses AI to scan footage from nearby outdoor cameras to help locate lost dogs, notifying camera owners of potential matches for manual review and sharing. The feature is enabled by default on compatible devices, raising concerns about user consent and digital privacy, t...
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Google Escapes Major Monopoly Verdict in Landmark Case
Google was found guilty of antitrust violations for using exclusionary contracts to maintain a monopoly in online search and search advertising. The ruling imposes operational constraints, including prohibiting exclusive default search agreements and requiring data sharing with rivals, but avoids...
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Is Congestion Pricing Working? The MTA’s Data Team Has Answers
The MTA launched a congestion pricing program on January 5, 2025, after years of preparation, to share traffic and transit data publicly in real-time. The agency now publishes over 180 datasets, including vehicle counts and performance metrics, to promote transparency and public accountability. T...
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Oura CEO on IPO Plans and Unwavering Data Privacy
Oura Health's CEO confirmed the company is positioned for an IPO but has not set a specific timeline, prioritizing user data privacy as nonnegotiable. The company expects to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue this year, doubling its previous performance and highlighting its growth in the health...
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Columbia Deploys AI to Ease Campus Tensions
Columbia University is testing an AI tool called Sway to mediate sensitive student discussions on topics like racial justice and the Israel-Palestine conflict, aiming to foster more respectful dialogue. The initiative follows campus unrest and a settlement related to combating antisemitism, thoug...
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Warp Agentic: The Top Development Tool of 2025
Warp Agentic is a leading 2025 development tool that boosts productivity through integrated code generation, debugging, and project management features. It enhances team collaboration with real-time shared workspaces and reduces delays from communication and version control issues. The platform o...
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Agent2Agent Protocol: Why Marketers Need to Know
The Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol is an open standard that enables AI agents from different vendors to collaborate seamlessly, improving interoperability and transforming marketing operations into unified, intelligent workflows. Developed by Google and now governed by the Linux Foundation, A2A uses ...
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Google's Experimental Browser Redefines Web Apps
Google has launched an experimental browser called Disco, which uses its Gemini AI to generate personalized, interactive mini-apps (GenTabs) from user prompts instead of just providing static search links. The system creates a collaborative loop: it opens relevant web pages and uses their content...
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UK Carriers to Block Fake Caller IDs in Fraud Fight
UK mobile operators and the government are collaborating to block fraudulent caller ID spoofing within a year, enhancing systems to identify international calls and prevent scams. The initiative includes network upgrades with call tracing and improved data sharing between telecoms and law enforce...
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Arduino's New Terms of Service Spark Hobbyist Concerns Before Qualcomm Deal
Arduino's updated terms of service have sparked community concern, particularly around restrictions on reverse-engineering and new AI monitoring provisions as the company faces acquisition by Qualcomm. The company clarified that open source hardware and software remain unaffected, with restrictio...
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Bridge the AI Skills Gap: 5 Strategies for Your Business
The AI skills gap is a growing challenge for businesses, with over half of technology leaders reporting a deficit, up 82% from the previous year, requiring a human-centered strategy to address it. Organizations must define strategic AI requirements aligned with business goals, foster cross-depart...
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Apple Could Disable App Tracking in Europe
Apple may disable its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature in Europe due to intense lobbying, potentially undermining user privacy by removing their ability to block cross-app tracking. Regulators in countries like Germany and France argue ATT is anticompetitive, alleging Apple applies stricte...
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