Volkswagen Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 Electric Vehicle Owners
A data breach at Volkswagen exposed the personal data of 800,000 electric vehicle owners, including precise location data for nearly 500,000 vehicles, due to a misconfiguration by subsidiary Cariad; data was accessible for months on Amazon cloud storage.
Volkswagen Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 Electric Vehicle Owners
A data breach at Volkswagen exposed the personal data of 800,000 electric vehicle owners, including precise location data for nearly 500,000 vehicles, due to a misconfiguration by subsidiary Cariad; data was accessible for months on Amazon cloud storage.
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44% Bias Score
Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 VW Electric Vehicles
A data breach at VW's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners due to a software flaw in an Amazon cloud server, allowing access to precise location data of 460,000 vehicles for months; VW claims the issue is resolved and no sensitive data was...
Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 VW Electric Vehicles
A data breach at VW's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners due to a software flaw in an Amazon cloud server, allowing access to precise location data of 460,000 vehicles for months; VW claims the issue is resolved and no sensitive data was...
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40% 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
Dutch WWII Collaboration Archive Access Restricted, Online Release Postponed
The Dutch WWII collaboration archive, containing 425,000 dossiers, will be accessible only on-site at the National Archives after application and approval, due to privacy concerns; the online release is postponed, but the Minister aims to make it fully online eventually through legislation.
Dutch WWII Collaboration Archive Access Restricted, Online Release Postponed
The Dutch WWII collaboration archive, containing 425,000 dossiers, will be accessible only on-site at the National Archives after application and approval, due to privacy concerns; the online release is postponed, but the Minister aims to make it fully online eventually through legislation.
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36% 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
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
Cariad Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 Electric Vehicles
A software flaw at Volkswagen's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners in Europe; the vulnerability lasted months before being discovered by the Chaos Computer Club, which then reported it to VW.
Cariad Data Breach Exposes Location Data of 800,000 Electric Vehicles
A software flaw at Volkswagen's Cariad exposed location data of 800,000 electric vehicles and contact information of their owners in Europe; the vulnerability lasted months before being discovered by the Chaos Computer Club, which then reported it to VW.
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32% Bias Score
Google's Data Deletion Policy Impacts Billions of Users
Google is deleting data from inactive Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Maps accounts after two years of inactivity or for Google Maps Timeline data that is not moved to users' devices. This is due to security concerns, as inactive accounts are more vulnerable to compromise.
Google's Data Deletion Policy Impacts Billions of Users
Google is deleting data from inactive Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Maps accounts after two years of inactivity or for Google Maps Timeline data that is not moved to users' devices. This is due to security concerns, as inactive accounts are more vulnerable to compromise.
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40% 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
Dutch War Archive Access Restricted Due to Privacy Concerns
Due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, access to the digitized Dutch war archive will be limited to a study room at the National Archives, starting in the first quarter of 2024, allowing researchers and relatives access while safeguarding the privacy of living individ...
Dutch War Archive Access Restricted Due to Privacy Concerns
Due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, access to the digitized Dutch war archive will be limited to a study room at the National Archives, starting in the first quarter of 2024, allowing researchers and relatives access while safeguarding the privacy of living individ...
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44% Bias Score
Worldcoin Ordered to Allow Unrestricted User Data Deletion Across Europe
Germany's BayLDA issued a Europe-wide binding order to Worldcoin, requiring unrestricted user data deletion within one month, following an investigation into their data protection practices; Worldcoin plans to appeal.
Worldcoin Ordered to Allow Unrestricted User Data Deletion Across Europe
Germany's BayLDA issued a Europe-wide binding order to Worldcoin, requiring unrestricted user data deletion within one month, following an investigation into their data protection practices; Worldcoin plans to appeal.
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32% Bias Score
Fukushima to Publicly Shame Trash Violators
Starting March 2024, Fukushima City, Japan will publicly name residents and businesses with improperly sorted or oversized trash bags, escalating from prior methods of warning stickers, in response to over 9,000 violations last year and the national goal of enhanced waste management.
Fukushima to Publicly Shame Trash Violators
Starting March 2024, Fukushima City, Japan will publicly name residents and businesses with improperly sorted or oversized trash bags, escalating from prior methods of warning stickers, in response to over 9,000 violations last year and the national goal of enhanced waste management.
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40% Bias Score