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Millions of people uploaded photos to the Ever app. Then the company used them to develop facial recognition tools.

Posted on May 9, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Olivia Solon and Cyrus Farivar report: “Make memories”: That’s the slogan on the website for the photo storage app Ever, accompanied by a cursive logo and an example album titled “Weekend with Grandpa.” Everything about Ever’s branding is warm and fuzzy, about sharing your “best moments” while freeing up space on your phone. What isn’t…

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Refunds for 300 million phone users sought in lawsuits over location-data sales

Posted on May 8, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Jon Brodkin reports: The four major US wireless carriers are facing proposed class-action lawsuits accusing them of violating federal law by selling their customers’ real-time location data to third parties. The complaints seeking class action status and financial damages were filed last week against AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint in US District Court for the…

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ITALY: First GDPR fine issued!

Posted on May 8, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Giulio Coraggion of DLA Piper writes: The first GDPR fine was issued in Italy by the Garante for the lack of implementation of privacy security measures following a data breach on the so-called Rousseau platform operating the websites of the Movimento 5 Stelle party. The fact of the case relating to the Rousseau platform Several…

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Critics say vaccine bill will risk kids’ medical privacy. Real threat? Or red herring?

Posted on May 8, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Melody Gutierrez reports: California lawmakers want more state oversight of immunizations, and under a bill they are pushing, the state would begin collecting sensitive health information of schoolchildren whose doctors have exempted them from vaccinations due to medical reasons. But that proposed data collection has alarmed some parents already opposed to state-mandated vaccinations, who question…

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