RTÉ reports: The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns about how the personal data of millions of European users of the “X” platform is being processed. The DPC says it concerns centre around the use of this data, in public posts by X users, in European…
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Dutch privacy watchdog warns firms that use AI chatbots
Dutch News reports: The Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens has issued a warning about the use of AI-driven chatbots by companies, following several leaks of private information, including medical details. […] In one case, a family doctor’s assistant fed private information about patients into a ChatGPT-based programme, which was then stored on the tech company’s servers and…
Amazon Prime Video Class Action Lawsuits Explained
John Boitnott reports: With roughly 167 million US users, Amazon Prime Video stands as one of the most popular streaming services in the country. However, despite the widespread use of the platform and Amazon itself being a large and profitable business, the brand is no stranger to legal scrutiny. In fact, Amazon Prime Video recently…
FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Flagrantly Violating Children’s Privacy Law
On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice sued video-sharing platform TikTok, its parent company ByteDance, as well as its affiliated companies, with flagrantly violating a children’s privacy law—the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act—and also alleged they infringed an existing FTC 2019 consent order against TikTok for violating COPPA. The complaint alleges defendants failed to comply…