Latest News: Privacy

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple has recently imposed restrictions on its employees surrounding the use of generative AI tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. The company's concerns revolve around the potential for confidential information to be collected and potentially leaked through these

Twitter has revealed that a "security incident" resulted in private tweets sent to Twitter Circles being displayed publicly last month. Twitter Circle, a feature introduced in August 2022, was created to allow users to send tweets to only a select group of people, supposedly ensuring that these

On Friday, Montana became the first US state to pass a bill banning TikTok from all personal devices and app stores operating within its borders. The legislation is the most far-reaching attempt yet by a state government to restrict the use of the social media platform over perceived security

Tesla is facing a class action lawsuit from one of its car owners who alleges that the electric carmaker has violated the privacy of its customers. Henry Yeh, a San Francisco resident who owns Tesla's 2022 Model Y, filed the lawsuit on Friday, April 7th, in the US District Court for the Northern

Alcohol recovery services, Monument and Tempest, have admitted to sharing patients’ private information with advertisers for several years without their consent. Monument disclosed in a filing with the California Attorney General that the tracking tools on their websites may have inadvertently

On Tuesday, Britain's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a £12.7 million fine against TikTok for using the personal data of children under 13 without parental consent. The ICO estimated that in 2020, TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 to access its platform, despite

On Friday, March 31st, Italy temporarily banned ChatGPT, becoming the first Western country to do so. A statement by the Italian data protection authority, GPDP, confirmed the ban and that it is launching an investigation into the company, stating "there appears to be no legal basis underpinning

The Threat Analysis Group (TAG) of Google has published a report on commercial spyware vendors exploiting vulnerabilities against iOS and Android users. One of the campaigns being tracked has targeted Android users in the UAE, with traces also being found in Indonesia, Belarus, and Italy — though

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that US lawmakers would proceed with legislation to ban TikTok across the country. In a tweet, McCarthy expressed his concern about TikTok, stating “It's very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can't be honest and admit what we already know to be true — China

A recent report made by the Surfshark research hub analyzed user data requests made by government agencies towards tech giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. The data gathered spanned 177 countries between 2013 and 2021. Not surprisingly, the US and the EU authorities requested the most data.