A breach of National Public Data first announced in April is making news again in August as lawsuits start to pile on. The data breach may be one of the biggest breaches affecting Americans, Canadians, and UK persons. If you never heard of National Public Data, do not breathe a quick sigh of relief. You…
Black Hat USA 2024, DEF CON 32 attendees treated like children – or criminals – with invasive hotel room checks
Stefanie Schappert reports: Resorts World Las Vegas, a popular hotel for Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2024 conference attendees, has mud on its face after it was revealed earlier this week that all hotel guests will be subjected to invasive and mandatory room checks. Cybernews, also at Black Hat this week, has the details – and…
X to suspend use of EU users’ data for training AI chatbot
It was just days ago that PogoWasRight noted news that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission had launched High Court proceedings against X because of how it uses the personal data of European users to train its artificial intelligence system, “Grok.” There is already a new development in the case. Irish Legal News reports that the matter…
New York AG Issues Guidance on Website Privacy Controls
Kathryn Cahoy, Libbie Canter, Natalie Dugan, and Conor Kane of Covington and Burling write: The New York Office of Attorney General (OAG) recently published guidance for website privacy controls. Although New York does not have a comprehensive privacy law, business’ privacy-related practices and statements may be subject to New York’s consumer protection laws, which generally prohibit businesses…