Privacy News & Issues
Mike Corder of AP reports: The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency, or DPA, also warned Dutch companies that using…
Over on Root Nation, Yuri Svitlyk explains how to use a new Google feature. To be eligible for the Dark Web Report, you must have a personal Google account. Google Workspace accounts and managed accounts are not eligible for the Dark Web Report, but if you have a Gmail account, you already have a personal…
Reuters reports: South Korean police have launched an investigation into Telegram that will look at whether the encrypted messaging app has been complicit in the distribution of sexually explicit deepfake content, Yonhap news agency said on Monday. Yonhap quoted the head of the National Office of Investigation. The office’s cyber investigation bureau declined to comment…
Access to both AI models granted to US agency. Dan Raywood reports: OpenAI and Anthropic have signed an agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI) to grant the government agency access to the companies’ AI models. The agreement will provide a framework for the AISI to access new…