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Data Breach Exposed Precise Location Information of Millions Using Popular Smartphone Apps
A data breach exposed precise location information from millions of users from popular apps. The hacker who breached Gravy Analytics allegedly obtained data revealing users' home and workplace locations. iOS and Android smartphones were affected, though some iPhone users might have been protected by a feature introduced with iOS 14.5.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Allegedly Permitted Llama AI Models’ Training on Copyrighted Materials
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama ...
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NASA's LEXI Mission Will Explore Earth’s Magnetic Shield from the Moon
NASA is preparing for the launch of the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, scheduled for January 15. The mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere, capturing X-ray images that reveal how the planet's magnetic shield reacts to solar wind. This project could improve predictions of geoma...
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Apple Highlights Siri’s Privacy-Focused Approach Amid Growing Data Security Concerns
Apple issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting the company’s commitment to protecting user data processed by Siri. The statement came just days after the Cupertino-based tech giant agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed that Apple recorded private conversations with the voice assistant and sold them to third parties suc...
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an impending eruption, with scientists predicting it could occur as early as 2025. The volcano’s surface has been swelling, and seismic activity is increasing, both of which mirror patterns seen before previous eruptions. Researchers have been closely monitor...
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How to Delete Incognito Search History on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac
Managing your privacy is essential, even when browsing in incognito mode. While incognito mode prevents your browser from saving cookies, cached files, or browsing history locally, traces of your online activities may still exist. This guide offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to delete incognito search history on Android, iOS, Window...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Achieves Closest Sun Flyby Ever on December 24
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its closest-ever flyby of the sun on December 24, 2024, passing within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface at a speed of 430,000 mph. This marks the 22nd close encounter of the spacecraft’s mission, which aims to provide unprecedented insights into the sun’s corona and other solar phenomena. Despite extr...
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Worldcoin Ordered to Delete All Iris Scanning Data From Users in Spain, Germany
Spanish data protection watchdog AEPD and the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) have ordered Sam Altman-led World (formerly Worldcoin) to erase all the iris scanning data it has collected so far.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Samsung Teases AI Summary and Other Capabilities of Now Bar in One UI 7
Samsung rolled out One UI 7 Beta in Germany, India and other select regions earlier this month. One of the highlights of the update is a new notification system called Now Bar which is said to enhance personalisation by giving direct access to everyday actions and most-used actions on the screen. The company has now detailed some of the features it...
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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Google Maps Will Be Deleting Your Location History. Know How To Protect It
Google had announced the move last year with the first deadline being December 1, 2024, but decided to extend it.
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Google Shielded Email Feature Reportedly in Development; Could Help Users Hide Email Addresses
Google is reportedly working on Shielded Email, a new feature that could protect user privacy while using apps that ask for their email address. The new Shielded Email feature could allow users to share email address 'aliases' when signing up for apps or newsletters and might work similarly to Apple's Hide My Email service that is available to iClo...
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Data Breach Exposed Precise Location Information of Millions Using Popular Smartphone Apps
A data breach exposed precise location information from millions of users from popular apps. The hacker who breached Gravy Analytics allegedly obtained data revealing users' home and workplace locations. iOS and Android smartphones were affected, though some iPhone users might have been protected by a feature introduced with iOS 14.5.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Allegedly Permitted Llama AI Models’ Training on Copyrighted Materials
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama ...
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NASA's LEXI Mission Will Explore Earth’s Magnetic Shield from the Moon
NASA is preparing for the launch of the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, scheduled for January 15. The mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere, capturing X-ray images that reveal how the planet's magnetic shield reacts to solar wind. This project could improve predictions of geoma...
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Apple Highlights Siri’s Privacy-Focused Approach Amid Growing Data Security Concerns
Apple issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting the company’s commitment to protecting user data processed by Siri. The statement came just days after the Cupertino-based tech giant agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed that Apple recorded private conversations with the voice assistant and sold them to third parties suc...
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
-
Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an impending eruption, with scientists predicting it could occur as early as 2025. The volcano’s surface has been swelling, and seismic activity is increasing, both of which mirror patterns seen before previous eruptions. Researchers have been closely monitor...
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How to Delete Incognito Search History on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac
Managing your privacy is essential, even when browsing in incognito mode. While incognito mode prevents your browser from saving cookies, cached files, or browsing history locally, traces of your online activities may still exist. This guide offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to delete incognito search history on Android, iOS, Window...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Achieves Closest Sun Flyby Ever on December 24
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its closest-ever flyby of the sun on December 24, 2024, passing within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface at a speed of 430,000 mph. This marks the 22nd close encounter of the spacecraft’s mission, which aims to provide unprecedented insights into the sun’s corona and other solar phenomena. Despite extr...
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Worldcoin Ordered to Delete All Iris Scanning Data From Users in Spain, Germany
Spanish data protection watchdog AEPD and the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) have ordered Sam Altman-led World (formerly Worldcoin) to erase all the iris scanning data it has collected so far.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Samsung Teases AI Summary and Other Capabilities of Now Bar in One UI 7
Samsung rolled out One UI 7 Beta in Germany, India and other select regions earlier this month. One of the highlights of the update is a new notification system called Now Bar which is said to enhance personalisation by giving direct access to everyday actions and most-used actions on the screen. The company has now detailed some of the features it...
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
-
Google Maps Will Be Deleting Your Location History. Know How To Protect It
Google had announced the move last year with the first deadline being December 1, 2024, but decided to extend it.
-
Google Shielded Email Feature Reportedly in Development; Could Help Users Hide Email Addresses
Google is reportedly working on Shielded Email, a new feature that could protect user privacy while using apps that ask for their email address. The new Shielded Email feature could allow users to share email address 'aliases' when signing up for apps or newsletters and might work similarly to Apple's Hide My Email service that is available to iClo...
