PA News Agency reports that although the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) is intended to facilitate organisations coordinating care and providing better patient services, concerns have been raised by MPs about how patient data will be used and Palantir’s involvement in the deal. Palantir secured a £330 million contract to provide the shared software system….
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Social media under scrutiny as data privacy regulation, fines ramp up
Kris Cooper reports: A combined $7.7bn worth of regulatory fines for breaching data privacy laws over ad-targeting practices has been handed out to Alphabet, Amazon, Byte Dance and Meta since the start of 2023, according to a new report. GlobalData’s Thematic Intelligence: Social Media report explores key technological, macroeconomic and regulatory trends within the social media industry. It…
Elon Musk and X can’t escape FTC government oversight, judge rules
Brian Fung reports: A federal judge said Thursday he would not intervene in a dispute between X owner Elon Musk and the Federal Trade Commission in an ongoing agency investigation of the social media giant that has triggered intense public scrutiny. The decision means Musk may be forced to cooperate with federal investigators who are…
T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in
Gabrielle Fonrouge reports: T-Mobile is once again being accused of failing to protect sensitive consumer data after an employee at one of its retail stores stole nude images from a customer’s phone when she came to trade in an old device, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The incident is similar to at least eight others levied against T-Mobile in…