In its latest jab at Beijing, the U.S. will empower companies like Google and Microsoft to act as gatekeepers worldwide for highly sought-after access to AI chips, two people familiar with the draft plan said.
The Facial Pain Center (FPC) has reported a significant data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, revealing that an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive consumer information.
The U.S. National Security Agency buys Americans’ internet browsing information from commercial brokers without a warrant, the agency’s director told Democratic Senator Ron Wyden in a letter made public on Thursday.
British interior minister Suella Braverman said she wanted to work constructively with Facebook-owner Meta over the issue of end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger and the danger it could pose to children.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a staggering €345 million fine on TikTok for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) concerning the handling of children’s data.
The Dutch consumers’ association Consumentenbond together with the Privacy Protection Foundation issued legal proceedings against Google on Tuesday for alleged large-scale privacy violations, they said in a statement.
A U.S. federal judge said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that it violated the medical privacy of patients who were treated by hospitals and other healthcare providers that used its Meta Pixel tracking tool.
Congress next week will hold three hearings on artificial intelligence, including one with Microsoft President Brad Smith and Nvidia chief scientist William Daly as Congress works on legislation to mitigate the dangers of the emerging technology.
Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tracking company of violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy regime.