Topic: privacy laws

  • 'Luxury Surveillance' Is Outpacing Privacy Laws

    'Luxury Surveillance' Is Outpacing Privacy Laws

    Meta's smart glasses represent a significant advancement in discreet, always-on recording technology that current privacy laws struggle to address due to their subtle design and AI capabilities. Legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the privacy concerns raised by these devices, as existi...

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  • Google's 'Ask Photos' Missing in Some States Due to Face Grouping

    Google's 'Ask Photos' Missing in Some States Due to Face Grouping

    Google's Ask Photos and conversational editing features are unavailable in Illinois and Texas due to the absence of the face grouping functionality, which relies on biometric data collection. The unavailability is linked to legal challenges under biometric privacy laws, including BIPA in Illinois...

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  • SSA Whistleblower's Resignation Email Vanishes From Inboxes

    SSA Whistleblower's Resignation Email Vanishes From Inboxes

    An email from the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, Chuck Borges, detailing his forced resignation and whistleblower complaint over data mishandling, vanished from employee inboxes shortly after being sent. Borges alleged that the SSA improperly transferred sensitive personal d...

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  • MMM: Why It Scares Marketers & Why You Need It

    MMM: Why It Scares Marketers & Why You Need It

    Marketing mix modeling (MMM) is a contentious tool in marketing, with enthusiasts seeing it as a solution to attribution issues and skeptics recalling flawed implementations due to conflicts of interest. MMM is regaining relevance due to privacy regulations and tracking restrictions, as it doesn'...

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  • Tesla's FSD Safety Data: Progress Made, But Questions Remain

    Tesla's FSD Safety Data: Progress Made, But Questions Remain

    Tesla has launched a new online safety hub to provide transparent, verifiable data on Autopilot and FSD, reporting that FSD Supervised enables significantly fewer collisions per mile than the average U.S. driver. Independent experts express skepticism, noting the data lacks independent verificati...

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