Elvira Pollina and Supantha Mukherjee report: OpenAI has taken ChatGPT offline in Italy after the government’s Data Protection Authority on Friday temporarily banned the chatbot and launched a probe over the artificial intelligence application’s suspected breach of privacy rules. The agency, also known as Garante, accused Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI of failing to check the age…
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“A crucial learning experience.” – ICO calls for highest standards in HIV services after NHS Highland reprimand
From the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): NHS Highland reprimanded for a “serious” data breach amongst those accessing HIV services ICO calls for higher standards when protecting data of people living with HIV Service providers could be fined or reprimanded for exposing sensitive data The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Highland for…
Google reveals spyware attack on Android, iOS, and Chrome
Habiba Rashid reports: The primary target of this spyware campaign were the unsuspecting users in Italy, Malaysia, and Kazakhstan. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has discovered two highly-targeted mobile spyware campaigns that use zero-day exploits to deploy surveillance software against iPhone and Android smartphone users. Google TAG discovered two “distinct, limited, and highly targeted” campaigns…
Irish DPC Challenges EDPB Jurisdiction in Meta Investigation
Luke Irwin writes: Ireland’s DPC (Data Protection Commissioner) has issued multiple complaints to EU supervisors following a disagreement that was sparked by a years-long investigation into Meta. The probe into the social media giant, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been one of the most disputed cases of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) enforcement in its half-decade…