Prince Harry’s Suit Against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Set to Start
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Prince Harry’s Suit Against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Set to Start

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prince Harry will get his long-awaited day in court against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids on Monday, as his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for unlawful gathering of private information finally goes on trial in London. Harry himself is not expected to take the…

Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices

Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices

Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions. The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar Bhakta, who works in digital advertising for Apple, claims the…

EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage

EU Privacy Regulator Fines Meta EUR 91 Million Over Password Storage

The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($101.5 million) on Friday for inadvertently storing some users’ passwords without protection or encryption. The inquiry was opened five years ago after Meta notified Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) that it had stored some passwords in…

US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy | Social Media News

US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy | Social Media News

The US alleges that for years millions of American children under 13 have been using TikTok and the site ‘has been collecting and retaining’ their data. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on…

YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice

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…

ChatGPT Still Not Meeting Data Accuracy Standards, EU Data Protection Board Says

ChatGPT Still Not Meeting Data Accuracy Standards, EU Data Protection Board Says

OpenAI’s efforts to produce less factually false output from its ChatGPT chatbot are not enough to ensure full compliance with European Union data rules, a task force at the EU’s privacy watchdog said. “Although the measures taken in order to comply with the transparency principle are beneficial to avoid misinterpretation…

Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations

Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations

Facebook parent Meta will allow users in the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland to prevent information from being shared across the company’s apps. As a result, people who live in these regions will be able to use Instagram and Facebook separately, even if they are connected on the…

Apple Granted Two Patents That Could Help Protect iPhone Screens From Snooping Eyes

Apple Granted Two Patents That Could Help Protect iPhone Screens From Snooping Eyes

Apple was recently granted two patents that could allow the company to develop technology that would make it difficult for snoopers to keep an eye on your iPhone or Mac. The novel screen technology could help protect information shown on a display by limiting the viewing angles of the display…

YouTube Faces Criminal Complaint for ‘Spying’ on Users While Detecting Ad Blockers: Report

YouTube Faces Criminal Complaint for ‘Spying’ on Users While Detecting Ad Blockers: Report

YouTube could face criminal charges in Europe for allegedly spying on users, according to a report. The Alphabet-owned video streaming platform recently introduced restrictions on ad blockers on the service, preventing users who used specific browser extensions from viewing videos. A privacy consultant, who has deemed Google’s new system to…