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OpenAI CEO to Testify Before US Senate Panel Next Week on Concerns Regarding AI Regulations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what laws might be need...
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German Antitrust Watchdog Steps Up Scrutiny on Apple, Opens Door for Action Against Anti-Competitive Practices
Germany's anti-cartel watchdog said Wednesday it had placed US computing giant Apple under closer surveillance for any possible abuse of its market position.
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Activision Blizzard Accused of Spying on Employees, Threatening Them
Activision Blizzard violated US labour law by illegally surveilling employees during a walkout and threatening to shut down internal chat channels as a union sought to organize its workers, a federal labour agency said on Friday. The Communication Workers of America union (CWA) has accused the Call of Duty maker of a series of illegal labour practi...
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Amazon Still Seems Hell Bent on Turning Workers Into Robots - Here’s a Better Way Forward
Amazon has seen hundreds of workers strike at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, as employees push back against long hours and a surveillance system that records the time taken to do each task, as well as going to the toilet. Here's how Amazon can improve work quality without turning its workers into robots.
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US Supreme Court Snubs Wikipedia Bid To Challenge NSA's Online Surveillance
The US Supreme Court today declined to hear a bid by the operator of the popular Wikipedia internet encyclopedia to resurrect its lawsuit against the National Security Agency challenging mass online surveillance.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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US FTC Considering New Rules to Rein in Tech Firms' Collection of Personal Data, Protect Privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday announced an initiative seeking public comment on the effects of companies’ data collection and the potential benefit of new rules to protect consumers’ privacy. The federal regulator is looking at drafting rules to crack down on what they call harmful commercial surveillance and lax data securi...
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
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Indian Hackers Reportedly Used by Israeli Private Investigator in Job for Russian Oligarchs
An Israeli private investigator currently in US custody used Indian hackers to conduct surveillance operations for ultra-wealthy Russians, according to an independent reporter.
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Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group
The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”
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Amazon Accused of Using Anti-Union Tactics Against New York City Warehouse Workers
US labour authorities have filed a complaint accusing Amazon of using threats and surveillance against its workers trying to organise a union at a New York City warehouse.
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Pegasus Spyware: Israel's Attorney General Orders Probe of NSO Claims
Israel’s attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorisation.
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
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OpenAI CEO to Testify Before US Senate Panel Next Week on Concerns Regarding AI Regulations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what laws might be need...
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German Antitrust Watchdog Steps Up Scrutiny on Apple, Opens Door for Action Against Anti-Competitive Practices
Germany's anti-cartel watchdog said Wednesday it had placed US computing giant Apple under closer surveillance for any possible abuse of its market position.
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Activision Blizzard Accused of Spying on Employees, Threatening Them
Activision Blizzard violated US labour law by illegally surveilling employees during a walkout and threatening to shut down internal chat channels as a union sought to organize its workers, a federal labour agency said on Friday. The Communication Workers of America union (CWA) has accused the Call of Duty maker of a series of illegal labour practi...
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Amazon Still Seems Hell Bent on Turning Workers Into Robots - Here’s a Better Way Forward
Amazon has seen hundreds of workers strike at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, as employees push back against long hours and a surveillance system that records the time taken to do each task, as well as going to the toilet. Here's how Amazon can improve work quality without turning its workers into robots.
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US Supreme Court Snubs Wikipedia Bid To Challenge NSA's Online Surveillance
The US Supreme Court today declined to hear a bid by the operator of the popular Wikipedia internet encyclopedia to resurrect its lawsuit against the National Security Agency challenging mass online surveillance.
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WhatsApp Parent Meta Allowed to Pursue Lawsuit Against NSO Group for Installing Pegasus Malware
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
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US FTC Considering New Rules to Rein in Tech Firms' Collection of Personal Data, Protect Privacy
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday announced an initiative seeking public comment on the effects of companies’ data collection and the potential benefit of new rules to protect consumers’ privacy. The federal regulator is looking at drafting rules to crack down on what they call harmful commercial surveillance and lax data securi...
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Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use
Thai minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used Pegasus spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used.
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US President Joe Biden to Sign Executive Order to Protect Privacy After Abortion Ruling
US President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order on Friday, which is designed to protect the privacy of women in the wake of the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the federal right to abortion. The executive order seeks to "protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data (and) c...
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From Period Tracking Apps to Location Data: How Tech Affects Privacy in a Post Roe v. Wade World
After the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion across the country, Big Tech is facing calls to limit surveillance and tracking of users. There is evidence that personal data that is collected can be misused and abused, including location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuo...
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Indian Hackers Reportedly Used by Israeli Private Investigator in Job for Russian Oligarchs
An Israeli private investigator currently in US custody used Indian hackers to conduct surveillance operations for ultra-wealthy Russians, according to an independent reporter.
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Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group
The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”
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Amazon Accused of Using Anti-Union Tactics Against New York City Warehouse Workers
US labour authorities have filed a complaint accusing Amazon of using threats and surveillance against its workers trying to organise a union at a New York City warehouse.
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Pegasus Spyware: Israel's Attorney General Orders Probe of NSO Claims
Israel’s attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorisation.
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Facebook Can Pursue Malware Lawsuit Against Pegasus Maker NSO Group: US Appeals Court
A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.
