New York Warns Against Unencrypted Text Messaging Due to Cyber Threats
New York Attorney General Letitia James warned New Yorkers about the insecurity of standard text messages (SMS) and urged the use of encrypted messaging apps due to ongoing cyber threats, emphasizing the importance of understanding an app's data collection practices.
New York Warns Against Unencrypted Text Messaging Due to Cyber Threats
New York Attorney General Letitia James warned New Yorkers about the insecurity of standard text messages (SMS) and urged the use of encrypted messaging apps due to ongoing cyber threats, emphasizing the importance of understanding an app's data collection practices.
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52% Bias Score
Italy Fines OpenAI $15.6 Million for ChatGPT Privacy Violations
Italy's data protection agency fined OpenAI \$15.6 million for violating user privacy by collecting data without consent to train its ChatGPT AI chatbot, lacking age verification, and failing to provide adequate information to users; OpenAI plans to appeal.
Italy Fines OpenAI $15.6 Million for ChatGPT Privacy Violations
Italy's data protection agency fined OpenAI \$15.6 million for violating user privacy by collecting data without consent to train its ChatGPT AI chatbot, lacking age verification, and failing to provide adequate information to users; OpenAI plans to appeal.
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32% Bias Score
EU Pushes Apple to Open iOS, Sparking Privacy Dispute with Meta
The EU's Digital Markets Act is pushing Apple to open its iOS operating system to rival companies, prompting Apple to express concerns about Meta's data access requests, which Apple says threaten user privacy, while Meta claims Apple is using privacy as a pretext to avoid interoperability.
EU Pushes Apple to Open iOS, Sparking Privacy Dispute with Meta
The EU's Digital Markets Act is pushing Apple to open its iOS operating system to rival companies, prompting Apple to express concerns about Meta's data access requests, which Apple says threaten user privacy, while Meta claims Apple is using privacy as a pretext to avoid interoperability.
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44% Bias Score
Tinder Faces Lawsuit over Alleged Misuse of User Data
A Dutch foundation sued Tinder in Amsterdam, alleging the dating app illegally collected and shared users' sensitive data—including sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and interests—with advertisers, violating Dutch and EU privacy laws; Tinder denies the allegations.
Tinder Faces Lawsuit over Alleged Misuse of User Data
A Dutch foundation sued Tinder in Amsterdam, alleging the dating app illegally collected and shared users' sensitive data—including sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and interests—with advertisers, violating Dutch and EU privacy laws; Tinder denies the allegations.
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52% Bias Score
TikTok Faces US Shutdown Deadline: Supreme Court Appeal Looms
Facing a January 19, 2025 deadline, TikTok is appealing a US law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest due to national security concerns; the Supreme Court will decide if the ban, impacting 170 million users, will proceed.
TikTok Faces US Shutdown Deadline: Supreme Court Appeal Looms
Facing a January 19, 2025 deadline, TikTok is appealing a US law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest due to national security concerns; the Supreme Court will decide if the ban, impacting 170 million users, will proceed.
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48% Bias Score
EU Weakens Child Sexual Abuse Directive Amidst Member State Opposition
The EU is updating its 2011 directive on child sexual abuse, but member states weakened the initial proposal, omitting key protections and drawing criticism from child advocacy groups; in 2022, 1.5 million cases were reported in the EU.
EU Weakens Child Sexual Abuse Directive Amidst Member State Opposition
The EU is updating its 2011 directive on child sexual abuse, but member states weakened the initial proposal, omitting key protections and drawing criticism from child advocacy groups; in 2022, 1.5 million cases were reported in the EU.
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40% Bias Score
ChatGPT Launches on WhatsApp: Expanding Reach, Raising Privacy Concerns
OpenAI's ChatGPT is now accessible on WhatsApp (+1 800-242-8478), offering text-based AI interaction to billions of users, though data privacy concerns exist due to the use of user conversations for AI model improvement; Meta aims to monetize this integration.
ChatGPT Launches on WhatsApp: Expanding Reach, Raising Privacy Concerns
OpenAI's ChatGPT is now accessible on WhatsApp (+1 800-242-8478), offering text-based AI interaction to billions of users, though data privacy concerns exist due to the use of user conversations for AI model improvement; Meta aims to monetize this integration.
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36% Bias Score
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Deletion Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will delete single overdue payment records after 18 months (instead of 36), if paid within 100 days of notification; impacting approximately 120,000 people.
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Deletion Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will delete single overdue payment records after 18 months (instead of 36), if paid within 100 days of notification; impacting approximately 120,000 people.
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44% Bias Score
Apple-Meta Dispute: EU's DMA Fuels Data Access Battle
Apple and Meta clash in Europe over data access, prompted by the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta's 15 requests for access to Apple's software have led to accusations from Apple regarding privacy and security risks, while Meta argues that Apple's resistance hinders interoperability and innovatio...
Apple-Meta Dispute: EU's DMA Fuels Data Access Battle
Apple and Meta clash in Europe over data access, prompted by the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta's 15 requests for access to Apple's software have led to accusations from Apple regarding privacy and security risks, while Meta argues that Apple's resistance hinders interoperability and innovatio...
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Hear TikTok Ban Challenge
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 10th concerning a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. by January 19th, a challenge brought by TikTok and users arguing the law violates the First Amendment; a lower court upheld the law citing national security concerns.
Supreme Court to Hear TikTok Ban Challenge
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 10th concerning a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. by January 19th, a challenge brought by TikTok and users arguing the law violates the First Amendment; a lower court upheld the law citing national security concerns.
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40% Bias Score
FBI Warns of Chinese Hacking, Urges Americans to Switch to Encrypted Messaging
The FBI warned Americans to use end-to-end encrypted messaging apps due to a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign that compromised at least eight U.S. telecoms, enabling hackers affiliated with Beijing to intercept standard text messages.
FBI Warns of Chinese Hacking, Urges Americans to Switch to Encrypted Messaging
The FBI warned Americans to use end-to-end encrypted messaging apps due to a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign that compromised at least eight U.S. telecoms, enabling hackers affiliated with Beijing to intercept standard text messages.
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48% Bias Score
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Storage Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will reduce the storage time for single overdue payments from 36 to 18 months if the debt is paid within 100 days of a reminder, potentially benefiting approximately 120,000 consumers initially.
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Storage Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will reduce the storage time for single overdue payments from 36 to 18 months if the debt is paid within 100 days of a reminder, potentially benefiting approximately 120,000 consumers initially.
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40% Bias Score