Germany's ePA System Faces Major Security Risks
Germany's new electronic patient file (ePA) system, launched in January 2024, faces significant security flaws, including extended access times for healthcare providers and lack of granular control over data access, potentially exposing 70 million patients' data to unauthorized access and raising se...
Germany's ePA System Faces Major Security Risks
Germany's new electronic patient file (ePA) system, launched in January 2024, faces significant security flaws, including extended access times for healthcare providers and lack of granular control over data access, potentially exposing 70 million patients' data to unauthorized access and raising se...
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56% Bias Score
AI Kissing Apps: Social Media Ads Normalize Non-Consensual Deepfakes
Social media platforms like Meta and TikTok ran thousands of ads for AI apps that generate fake kissing videos of people without their consent, raising ethical concerns and potentially normalizing the creation of non-consensual intimate imagery.
AI Kissing Apps: Social Media Ads Normalize Non-Consensual Deepfakes
Social media platforms like Meta and TikTok ran thousands of ads for AI apps that generate fake kissing videos of people without their consent, raising ethical concerns and potentially normalizing the creation of non-consensual intimate imagery.
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56% Bias Score
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Protest Victims Spark Outrage
Families of victims killed in Iran's protests are expressing outrage over the use of AI to reconstruct images of their loved ones, often in ways deemed disrespectful and inaccurate, raising questions about digital rights and ethical boundaries after death.
AI-Generated Images of Iranian Protest Victims Spark Outrage
Families of victims killed in Iran's protests are expressing outrage over the use of AI to reconstruct images of their loved ones, often in ways deemed disrespectful and inaccurate, raising questions about digital rights and ethical boundaries after death.
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72% Bias Score
Samsung's S25 and One UI 7: Enhanced Security vs. Apple's Verifiable AI
Samsung's upcoming One UI 7 and Galaxy S25 will feature enhanced security and AI capabilities, but Apple's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) offers a more verifiable and secure approach to AI processing, potentially becoming a key differentiator as AI usage increases.
Samsung's S25 and One UI 7: Enhanced Security vs. Apple's Verifiable AI
Samsung's upcoming One UI 7 and Galaxy S25 will feature enhanced security and AI capabilities, but Apple's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) offers a more verifiable and secure approach to AI processing, potentially becoming a key differentiator as AI usage increases.
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52% Bias Score
AI Agents: Automating Tasks, Raising Privacy and Security Risks
Tech companies are developing AI agents that can control computers, automating tasks but raising major privacy and security concerns; Anthropic's agent vulnerability and Microsoft's Recall delay highlight these risks, demanding solutions balancing innovation and user protection.
AI Agents: Automating Tasks, Raising Privacy and Security Risks
Tech companies are developing AI agents that can control computers, automating tasks but raising major privacy and security concerns; Anthropic's agent vulnerability and Microsoft's Recall delay highlight these risks, demanding solutions balancing innovation and user protection.
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48% Bias Score
Judge Rejects Google's Motion to Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit
A federal judge in San Francisco refused Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging the tech giant collected user data even after users disabled tracking, citing ambiguous disclosures and potentially deceptive practices. A trial is set for August.
Judge Rejects Google's Motion to Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit
A federal judge in San Francisco refused Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging the tech giant collected user data even after users disabled tracking, citing ambiguous disclosures and potentially deceptive practices. A trial is set for August.
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36% Bias Score
NSA Warns of iPhone Location Tracking Vulnerability
The NSA urgently warns iPhone users about hidden settings allowing third-party apps and hackers to track their location, advising users to adjust location sharing and disable advertising permissions to mitigate risks following a Gravy Analytics data breach exposing millions of location data points, ...
NSA Warns of iPhone Location Tracking Vulnerability
The NSA urgently warns iPhone users about hidden settings allowing third-party apps and hackers to track their location, advising users to adjust location sharing and disable advertising permissions to mitigate risks following a Gravy Analytics data breach exposing millions of location data points, ...
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56% Bias Score
Hearing for European Data Protection Supervisor Candidates Delayed
The European Parliament will hold a hearing on Thursday for four candidates vying to replace Wojciech Wiewiórowski as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); the delay is due to the European Commission's failure to shortlist candidates before the December 5th deadline, highlighting the EDPS'...
Hearing for European Data Protection Supervisor Candidates Delayed
The European Parliament will hold a hearing on Thursday for four candidates vying to replace Wojciech Wiewiórowski as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); the delay is due to the European Commission's failure to shortlist candidates before the December 5th deadline, highlighting the EDPS'...
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24% Bias Score
PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes Millions of Student and Teacher Records
A data breach at PowerSchool, affecting over 60 million K-12 students and teachers, occurred on December 28, 2024, and was disclosed on January 7, 2025; hackers accessed the PowerSource support portal using stolen credentials to export sensitive data including names, addresses, and in some cases, So...
PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes Millions of Student and Teacher Records
A data breach at PowerSchool, affecting over 60 million K-12 students and teachers, occurred on December 28, 2024, and was disclosed on January 7, 2025; hackers accessed the PowerSource support portal using stolen credentials to export sensitive data including names, addresses, and in some cases, So...
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48% Bias Score
Latin America's Cédula: A Necessary Evil or Systemic Issue?
Latin American countries' widespread practice of requiring citizens to present their national identity card, or cédula, for various transactions, contrasts with practices in other regions and raises concerns about privacy and potential exclusion of marginalized groups and foreigners.
Latin America's Cédula: A Necessary Evil or Systemic Issue?
Latin American countries' widespread practice of requiring citizens to present their national identity card, or cédula, for various transactions, contrasts with practices in other regions and raises concerns about privacy and potential exclusion of marginalized groups and foreigners.
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52% Bias Score
Dutch Archives Urged to Release Collaboration Investigation Files
The Dutch National Archives is urged to immediately release online the files related to 400,000 names of those investigated for collaboration with Nazi Germany after WWII, after the release of the names alone caused public outcry and misinterpretations of the data.
Dutch Archives Urged to Release Collaboration Investigation Files
The Dutch National Archives is urged to immediately release online the files related to 400,000 names of those investigated for collaboration with Nazi Germany after WWII, after the release of the names alone caused public outcry and misinterpretations of the data.
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44% Bias Score
Meta Smart Glasses Used in New Orleans Attack Planning
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the perpetrator of the New Orleans Bourbon Street vehicular attack on January 1, 2024, used Meta smart glasses to scout the area weeks beforehand, recording video from October 30th while cycling through the French Quarter, according to the FBI; although the glasses were worn duri...
Meta Smart Glasses Used in New Orleans Attack Planning
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the perpetrator of the New Orleans Bourbon Street vehicular attack on January 1, 2024, used Meta smart glasses to scout the area weeks beforehand, recording video from October 30th while cycling through the French Quarter, according to the FBI; although the glasses were worn duri...
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36% Bias Score