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CCI Imposes Rs 213 Crore Penalty on Meta; Firm Plans to Appeal Decision
The Competition Commission of India imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta regarding its WhatsApp privacy policy on Monday, and the company expressed disagreement with the decision and said that it intends to appeal. The CCI directed WhatsApp on Monday to desist from sharing user data with Meta-owned applications for advertising purposes for a peri...
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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Elon Musk's X Hit by Complaint Accusing It of Using Austrian Users' Personal Data for AI Training
An advocacy group from Austria, NOYB, has expressed issues with Elon Musk's X for training its Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot Grok with the personal data of users without their consent. NOYB is led by privacy activist Max Schrems.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger
Trump acknowledged that TikTok has both positive and negative aspects but highlighted the potential consequence of a ban boosting the size of Meta-owned Facebook.
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Google Issues Privacy Warning For All Android, iPhone Users. Here's Why
Google has issued a warning for all Android and iPhone users, regarding the potential security and privacy risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence in smartphone apps.
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WhatsApp Now Allows Users to Block Spam Directly From Lock Screen: Here Are Steps to Enable Feature
WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform owned by Meta, has rolled out a new feature allowing users to block spam directly from their lock screens. Spam messages have been a persistent issue for messaging platforms like WhatsApp. With this move, the company aims to enhance user privacy and security while fostering a more seamless messaging experien...
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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iOS 17.1 Update Includes Fix for Purported Screen Burn-in Bug, Fixes Significant Location Privacy Bug: Report
iOS 17.1 will roll out to users next week and the iPhone maker will reportedly introduce fixes for two issues that were present on iOS 17. Apple is expected to resolve an image retention bug that affected some iPhone models, while the default iOS keyboard will also be much snappier after the update. Meanwhile, a privacy bug related to Significant L...
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OnePlus Pad Android 14-Based OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 Update Rolling Out in India
OnePlus announced the rollout of OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 for the OnePlus Pad on Thursday (October 13). As per the post, the Android 14-based OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 is available for OnePlus Pad tablets in India.
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Dominance, Data, Disinformation: Europe's Fight With Big Tech Giants
Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.
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Dutch Groups Sue Google Over Alleged Privacy Violations In Data Collection
The Dutch Consumers' Association Consumentenbond together with the Privacy Protection Foundation issued legal proceedings against Google on Tuesday for alleged large-scale privacy violations, they said in a statement.
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CCI Imposes Rs 213 Crore Penalty on Meta; Firm Plans to Appeal Decision
The Competition Commission of India imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta regarding its WhatsApp privacy policy on Monday, and the company expressed disagreement with the decision and said that it intends to appeal. The CCI directed WhatsApp on Monday to desist from sharing user data with Meta-owned applications for advertising purposes for a peri...
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage
Meta has been fined EUR 91 million by the lead European Union's privacy regulator for storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The company says it took immediate action to fix the error after identifying it during a security review in 2019, and that there is no evidence the passwords were abused or accessed improperly.
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Elon Musk's X Hit by Complaint Accusing It of Using Austrian Users' Personal Data for AI Training
An advocacy group from Austria, NOYB, has expressed issues with Elon Musk's X for training its Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot Grok with the personal data of users without their consent. NOYB is led by privacy activist Max Schrems.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger
Trump acknowledged that TikTok has both positive and negative aspects but highlighted the potential consequence of a ban boosting the size of Meta-owned Facebook.
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Google Issues Privacy Warning For All Android, iPhone Users. Here's Why
Google has issued a warning for all Android and iPhone users, regarding the potential security and privacy risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence in smartphone apps.
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WhatsApp Now Allows Users to Block Spam Directly From Lock Screen: Here Are Steps to Enable Feature
WhatsApp, the popular messaging platform owned by Meta, has rolled out a new feature allowing users to block spam directly from their lock screens. Spam messages have been a persistent issue for messaging platforms like WhatsApp. With this move, the company aims to enhance user privacy and security while fostering a more seamless messaging experien...
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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iOS 17.1 Update Includes Fix for Purported Screen Burn-in Bug, Fixes Significant Location Privacy Bug: Report
iOS 17.1 will roll out to users next week and the iPhone maker will reportedly introduce fixes for two issues that were present on iOS 17. Apple is expected to resolve an image retention bug that affected some iPhone models, while the default iOS keyboard will also be much snappier after the update. Meanwhile, a privacy bug related to Significant L...
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OnePlus Pad Android 14-Based OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 Update Rolling Out in India
OnePlus announced the rollout of OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 for the OnePlus Pad on Thursday (October 13). As per the post, the Android 14-based OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 1 is available for OnePlus Pad tablets in India.
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Dominance, Data, Disinformation: Europe's Fight With Big Tech Giants
Irish regulators on Friday handed out a 345-million-euro fine to TikTok over data breaches, part of a battle between the European Union and big tech firms on issues from tax avoidance and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.
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Dutch Groups Sue Google Over Alleged Privacy Violations In Data Collection
The Dutch Consumers' Association Consumentenbond together with the Privacy Protection Foundation issued legal proceedings against Google on Tuesday for alleged large-scale privacy violations, they said in a statement.
