Natasha Lomas reports: Google has prevailed against another U.K. class-action style privacy lawsuit after a London court dismissed a lawsuit filed last year against the tech giant and its AI division, DeepMind, which had sought compensation for misuse of NHS patients’ medical records. The decision underscores the hurdles facing class-action style compensation claims for privacy breaches in…
Microsoft decides it will be the one to choose which secure login method you use
Jeff Burt reports: Microsoft wants to take the decision of which multi-factor authentication (MFA) method to use out of the users’ hands and into its own. The software maker this week is rolling out what it calls system-preferred authentication for MFA, which will present individuals signing in with the most secure method and then alternatives…
Montana Governor Bans TikTok. But Can the State Enforce the Law?
AP reports: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state, setting up a potential legal fight with the company amid a litany of questions over whether the state can even enforce the law. The new rules in Montana will…
FTC Warns About Misuses of Biometric Information and Harm to Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission today issued a warning that the increasing use of consumers’ biometric information and related technologies, including those powered by machine learning, raises significant consumer privacy and data security concerns and the potential for bias and discrimination. Biometric information refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioral traits, characteristics,…