1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (579+ words) Freedom of expression groups are criticizing a controversial new proposal in Turkey that they believe will create the world's largest social media ID matching database, eliminating any semblance of online privacy. The Freedom of Expression Association (F'D) has said that…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (899+ words) The survey appears to guide respondents toward supporting further restrictions in the name of children's online safety When mandatory age verification landed in the UK last August, many were surprised by how significantly it altered our daily digital interactions. Now,…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1647+ words) Asm. Isaac Bryan's Bill Aims to Force Corporations to Disclose Historical Ties to Slavery Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-Ladera Heights) has introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2599, legislation that seeks to uncover historical and modern-day links between specific industries and the practice of…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (360+ words) Harvard Kennedy School The Dark Horses of Surveillance Capitalism: How a Menagerie of New Actors Are Bypassing Privacy Rules and Super-Charging Surveillance Capitalism Often these practices involve "re-identification" using data that is anonymized at source, but then re-combined with data…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (376+ words) This brief examines the privacy risks foundation models pose to individuals and society, and governance mechanisms needed to address them. Foundation models pose unprecedented and largely unaddressed privacy risks that are broader and harder to address than those posed by…...

1+ day, 59+ min ago  (698+ words) In February, Net Choice celebrated its legal victory in Louisiana, where a judge granted its motion to strike down Louisiana's Act 456, which imposes age restrictions on social media platforms. The organization called it a "decisive ruling" in favor of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (550+ words) Researchers have released what they describe as the first publicly accessible emotion recognition dataset based on millimetre'wave (mm Wave) radar. The advantages are that this offers a contact'free and privacy'preserving alternative to traditional biometric sensors, the study's authors note. Biometric…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (394+ words) statescoop. com More states than ever are starting to take privacy seriously " but, there's still ample work to do in creating fully operational, enterprise-wide privacy programs, especially as artificial intelligence raises the stakes. While the CPO role is becoming more…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (684+ words) Intimate Partner Spyware Is a Booming, Unregulated Market'Startup Fortune A Wired investigation reveals thriving Telegram marketplaces where men buy spyware and share nonconsensual intimate images, exposing massive gaps in how platforms and regulators address technology-facilitated abuse. Thousands of men are…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (297+ words) Home | Updates | ICO launches online privacy campaign for parents A new ICO campaign focuses on helping parents talk to young children about protecting personal information online. New research published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that 24% of primary school-aged…...