DeepSeek Removed from Italian App Stores Amidst Data Protection Inquiry
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI platform, was removed from Italian app stores due to data protection concerns raised by Italian and Irish regulators who are investigating its data handling practices, including potential violations of GDPR, amidst broader concerns about data usage by the Chinese government an...
DeepSeek Removed from Italian App Stores Amidst Data Protection Inquiry
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI platform, was removed from Italian app stores due to data protection concerns raised by Italian and Irish regulators who are investigating its data handling practices, including potential violations of GDPR, amidst broader concerns about data usage by the Chinese government an...
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40% Bias Score
Noyb Accuses Six Chinese Tech Giants of Illegal Data Transfer to China
The Austrian privacy group noyb filed six complaints with European data protection authorities against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi for allegedly illegally transferring European user data to China, potentially facing fines up to 4% of their global turnover.
Noyb Accuses Six Chinese Tech Giants of Illegal Data Transfer to China
The Austrian privacy group noyb filed six complaints with European data protection authorities against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi for allegedly illegally transferring European user data to China, potentially facing fines up to 4% of their global turnover.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
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20% Bias Score
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Violation
The Bavarian data protection authority ordered Worldcoin, a biometric identification project co-founded by Sam Altman, to delete user data for violating the EU's GDPR; the company, which uses iris and facial scans for online identification, is appealing the decision and claims the data is anonymized...
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Violation
The Bavarian data protection authority ordered Worldcoin, a biometric identification project co-founded by Sam Altman, to delete user data for violating the EU's GDPR; the company, which uses iris and facial scans for online identification, is appealing the decision and claims the data is anonymized...
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36% 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
Worldcoin's Iris Scans Violate EU's GDPR: Data Deletion Ordered
Worldcoin's iris scanning program violated the EU's GDPR, leading to orders from German and Spanish data protection agencies to delete collected data and cease operations, due to insufficient consent and inadequate security measures, particularly concerning minors.
Worldcoin's Iris Scans Violate EU's GDPR: Data Deletion Ordered
Worldcoin's iris scanning program violated the EU's GDPR, leading to orders from German and Spanish data protection agencies to delete collected data and cease operations, due to insufficient consent and inadequate security measures, particularly concerning minors.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Jeopardizes Transatlantic Data Flows
President Trump's executive order, impacting US data protection oversight boards, threatens the legality of transatlantic data flows for thousands of EU companies using US cloud services like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, potentially requiring them to find alternative providers.
Trump Executive Order Jeopardizes Transatlantic Data Flows
President Trump's executive order, impacting US data protection oversight boards, threatens the legality of transatlantic data flows for thousands of EU companies using US cloud services like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, potentially requiring them to find alternative providers.
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44% Bias Score
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
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56% Bias Score
Telefónica Fined €1.3 Million for GDPR Violations
Spain's data protection agency fined Telefónica €1.3 million for violating GDPR articles 5.1.f and 32 regarding data security, a decision Telefónica has appealed to the National High Court.
Telefónica Fined €1.3 Million for GDPR Violations
Spain's data protection agency fined Telefónica €1.3 million for violating GDPR articles 5.1.f and 32 regarding data security, a decision Telefónica has appealed to the National High Court.
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48% Bias Score
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Non-Compliance
Worldcoin, a biometric identification project, has been ordered by Bavarian authorities to delete user data due to non-compliance with EU data protection rules; the company is appealing the decision, arguing its privacy-enhancing technologies meet the legal definition of anonymization.
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Non-Compliance
Worldcoin, a biometric identification project, has been ordered by Bavarian authorities to delete user data due to non-compliance with EU data protection rules; the company is appealing the decision, arguing its privacy-enhancing technologies meet the legal definition of anonymization.
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36% Bias Score
EDPB Clarifies AI Data Use, Sets Three-Stage Legitimate Interest Test
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion clarifying the use of personal data in AI model development, establishing a three-stage test for 'legitimate interest' and emphasizing data anonymity; national authorities will assess GDPR compliance on a case-by-case basis, with further gu...
EDPB Clarifies AI Data Use, Sets Three-Stage Legitimate Interest Test
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion clarifying the use of personal data in AI model development, establishing a three-stage test for 'legitimate interest' and emphasizing data anonymity; national authorities will assess GDPR compliance on a case-by-case basis, with further gu...
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28% Bias Score
Meta Faces €887 Million Tax Evasion Accusation Over User Data
The Milan Prosecutor's office accuses Meta of €887 million in unpaid VAT between 2015-2021, arguing that user data exchanged for free platform access constitutes a taxable transaction, potentially reshaping online business models and data privacy.
Meta Faces €887 Million Tax Evasion Accusation Over User Data
The Milan Prosecutor's office accuses Meta of €887 million in unpaid VAT between 2015-2021, arguing that user data exchanged for free platform access constitutes a taxable transaction, potentially reshaping online business models and data privacy.
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36% Bias Score