Topic: privacy laws
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Data Brokers: A Threat to Public Servants' Safety
State consumer privacy laws fail to protect public servants, as they allow data brokers to sell personal information sourced from public records like property filings, leaving home addresses easily accessible. This legal gap exposes officials to escalating threats, with research showing a sharp r...
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'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 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
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
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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OpenAI's Science Ambitions and Chatbot Age Verification
OpenAI has formed a dedicated team, **OpenAI for Science**, to explore how its advanced AI models can accelerate scientific research by aiding in tasks like data analysis and hypothesis generation. A critical debate is intensifying around **age verification** for AI chatbots, as current methods a...
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Moltbook AI Social Network Exposed Real User Data
A security breach at the AI-coded platform Moltbook exposed user data due to a flaw in its AI-generated JavaScript, highlighting the novel vulnerabilities introduced by AI-created software. Physical security concerns are rising as militarized border units use extreme tactics and data brokers thre...
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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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