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LinkedIn Reportedly Trained Generative AI Models on User Data Without Permission Before Updating Policy
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was reportedly scraping user data on the platform without informing the users first. The company has now updated its terms of service to reflect this, however, it continues to automatically opt-in users unless they manually find and toggle off the setting to opt-out. Several netizens took to s...
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Meta Decides To Suspend Its Generative AI Tools in Brazil
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government's objections to its new privacy policy regarding personal data and AI.
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Apple Rejected Meta’s Partnership Proposal to Bring Its AI Chatbot Months Ago: Report
Apple, in an earlier report, was said to be in discussions with Meta to onboard it as a third-party artificial intelligence (AI) partner to power new features for its devices. However, a new report now claims that the two companies held brief talks months ago, where the social media giant proposed the integration of its AI chatbot into the iPhone, ...
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Google Play Store Banned 2.28 Mn Policy-Violating Apps in 2023, Sued Developers Behind 2 Fraudulent Apps
Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...
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Meta Used Public Instagram, Facebook Posts to Train Its New AI Assistant
Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.
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New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Said to Be Introduced in Monsoon Session of Parliament
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.
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Supreme Court Tells WhatsApp To Publicise Undertaking Given To Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy.
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Fitbit to Introduce Google Account Login From 2023; Will be Required for New Devices, Features: All Details
Fitbit will require users to sign in with their Google account to set up new devices or access new features from 2023. Once the transition is complete next year, Fitbit users will be required to consent to transfer of their user data from Fitbit to Google, which will then be subject to Google’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and binding commit...
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WhatsApp, Facebook Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy Dismissed
The Division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed the petitions of Whatsapp and Facebook challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order calling for an investigation into the messaging apps new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Not Withdrawn, Probe Must Continue, CCI Tells Delhi HC
WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy of 2021 has not been withdrawn, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court on Monday, while stating that its probe concerning the policy should be allowed to proceed. The CCI on its own had decided to look into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy after the company began to show a popup to u...
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Unable to Move Forward in Probe Against WhatsApp, Facebook: CCI Tells Delhi High Court
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court that it was not able “move an inch” in its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy of 2021 on account of a court order granting time to Facebook and the instant messaging platform for filing replies in connection with the probe.
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Meta Says, Complete Make Over Of Privacy Policy, But No New User Data Access Rights
Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, announced on Thursday that it has redesigned and rewritten its privacy policy completely for ease of understanding, including the terms of services, effective from July 26.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Gets Extended Time to Respond to CCI Notices in Privacy Policy Issue
The Delhi High Court extended the time for filing replies by Facebook and WhatsApp to two notices issued to them by CCI which has ordered a probe into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.
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Mukesh Ambani Backs Data Privacy, Cryptocurrency Bills, Calls Data The "New Oil"
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today backed the proposed data privacy and cryptocurrency bills, saying India is putting in place the most forward-looking policies and regulations.
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New Personal Data Privacy Law Passed in China to Protect Online Users, to Take Effect November 1
China's National People's Congress officially passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy starting November 1, according to state-media outlet Xinhua.
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LinkedIn Reportedly Trained Generative AI Models on User Data Without Permission Before Updating Policy
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, was reportedly scraping user data on the platform without informing the users first. The company has now updated its terms of service to reflect this, however, it continues to automatically opt-in users unless they manually find and toggle off the setting to opt-out. Several netizens took to s...
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Meta Decides To Suspend Its Generative AI Tools in Brazil
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government's objections to its new privacy policy regarding personal data and AI.
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Apple Rejected Meta’s Partnership Proposal to Bring Its AI Chatbot Months Ago: Report
Apple, in an earlier report, was said to be in discussions with Meta to onboard it as a third-party artificial intelligence (AI) partner to power new features for its devices. However, a new report now claims that the two companies held brief talks months ago, where the social media giant proposed the integration of its AI chatbot into the iPhone, ...
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Google Play Store Banned 2.28 Mn Policy-Violating Apps in 2023, Sued Developers Behind 2 Fraudulent Apps
Google Play Store prevented 2.28 million apps from being published in 2023 due to major policy violations. In a new report published by the tech giant, it highlighted the steps it took in the last year to ensure the security and privacy of Play Store users. The company further highlighted that it also banned 333K developer accounts from the platfor...
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Meta Used Public Instagram, Facebook Posts to Train Its New AI Assistant
Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.
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New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Said to Be Introduced in Monsoon Session of Parliament
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.
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Supreme Court Tells WhatsApp To Publicise Undertaking Given To Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy.
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Fitbit to Introduce Google Account Login From 2023; Will be Required for New Devices, Features: All Details
Fitbit will require users to sign in with their Google account to set up new devices or access new features from 2023. Once the transition is complete next year, Fitbit users will be required to consent to transfer of their user data from Fitbit to Google, which will then be subject to Google’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and binding commit...
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WhatsApp, Facebook Plea Against Probe Into Privacy Policy Dismissed
The Division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed the petitions of Whatsapp and Facebook challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order calling for an investigation into the messaging apps new privacy policy.
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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Not Withdrawn, Probe Must Continue, CCI Tells Delhi HC
WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy of 2021 has not been withdrawn, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court on Monday, while stating that its probe concerning the policy should be allowed to proceed. The CCI on its own had decided to look into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy after the company began to show a popup to u...
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Unable to Move Forward in Probe Against WhatsApp, Facebook: CCI Tells Delhi High Court
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court that it was not able “move an inch” in its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy of 2021 on account of a court order granting time to Facebook and the instant messaging platform for filing replies in connection with the probe.
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Meta Says, Complete Make Over Of Privacy Policy, But No New User Data Access Rights
Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, announced on Thursday that it has redesigned and rewritten its privacy policy completely for ease of understanding, including the terms of services, effective from July 26.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Gets Extended Time to Respond to CCI Notices in Privacy Policy Issue
The Delhi High Court extended the time for filing replies by Facebook and WhatsApp to two notices issued to them by CCI which has ordered a probe into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.
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Mukesh Ambani Backs Data Privacy, Cryptocurrency Bills, Calls Data The "New Oil"
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today backed the proposed data privacy and cryptocurrency bills, saying India is putting in place the most forward-looking policies and regulations.
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New Personal Data Privacy Law Passed in China to Protect Online Users, to Take Effect November 1
China's National People's Congress officially passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy starting November 1, according to state-media outlet Xinhua.
