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Massive Data Breach Exposes 90,000 Hotel Guest Identity Documents
CERT-AGID, the Italian cybersecurity agency, has warned of a massive data breach affecting four Italian hotels, exposing nearly 90,000 high-resolution scans of guest identity documents, including passports and IDs, which are now being sold on the dark web.
Massive Data Breach Exposes 90,000 Hotel Guest Identity Documents
CERT-AGID, the Italian cybersecurity agency, has warned of a massive data breach affecting four Italian hotels, exposing nearly 90,000 high-resolution scans of guest identity documents, including passports and IDs, which are now being sold on the dark web.
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40% Bias Score
UK Explores National Digital Identity System to Boost Security and Efficiency
The UK is debating a national digital identity system, moving past physical ID cards to enhance security and privacy while streamlining government services and addressing challenges like illegal immigration. This would use technologies like zero-knowledge proofs and verifiable credentials, focusing ...
UK Explores National Digital Identity System to Boost Security and Efficiency
The UK is debating a national digital identity system, moving past physical ID cards to enhance security and privacy while streamlining government services and addressing challenges like illegal immigration. This would use technologies like zero-knowledge proofs and verifiable credentials, focusing ...
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52% Bias Score
IRS Shares Taxpayer Data with Immigration Authorities
This week, the IRS began sharing sensitive taxpayer data—including names, addresses, and tax information—with immigration authorities to locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, despite internal concerns and the departure of several senior IRS officials; the White House expressed displeasure ...
IRS Shares Taxpayer Data with Immigration Authorities
This week, the IRS began sharing sensitive taxpayer data—including names, addresses, and tax information—with immigration authorities to locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, despite internal concerns and the departure of several senior IRS officials; the White House expressed displeasure ...
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52% Bias Score
Palantir's Use in Germany Sparks Privacy Debate
In Germany, Palantir's surveillance software, used by police in Bavaria, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia, raises privacy concerns due to mass data processing, prompting legal challenges and highlighting the country's digital sovereignty issues.
Palantir's Use in Germany Sparks Privacy Debate
In Germany, Palantir's surveillance software, used by police in Bavaria, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia, raises privacy concerns due to mass data processing, prompting legal challenges and highlighting the country's digital sovereignty issues.
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48% Bias Score
Thuringia's Police Reform Sparks Privacy Debate
Thuringia's government is proposing police reforms that include using electronic ankle bracelets based on suspicion of a crime and AI-powered video surveillance, sparking controversy over privacy concerns and opposition from left-wing parties.
Thuringia's Police Reform Sparks Privacy Debate
Thuringia's government is proposing police reforms that include using electronic ankle bracelets based on suspicion of a crime and AI-powered video surveillance, sparking controversy over privacy concerns and opposition from left-wing parties.
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56% Bias Score
Instagram's New Map Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns
Instagram launched a new map feature allowing users to share their real-time location with selected followers, prompting privacy concerns due to Meta's data privacy history and the potential for misuse, especially for vulnerable groups.
Instagram's New Map Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns
Instagram launched a new map feature allowing users to share their real-time location with selected followers, prompting privacy concerns due to Meta's data privacy history and the potential for misuse, especially for vulnerable groups.
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60% Bias Score
Spanish City Council Faces Backlash for Hiring Private Detectives to Monitor Sick Employees
The Fuengirola City Council in Malaga, Spain, is hiring private detectives for €18,148 to monitor at least ten municipal employees on sick leave for one year to investigate potential misuse of public funds due to high absenteeism rates (around 10% in some departments), prompting criticism from the C...
Spanish City Council Faces Backlash for Hiring Private Detectives to Monitor Sick Employees
The Fuengirola City Council in Malaga, Spain, is hiring private detectives for €18,148 to monitor at least ten municipal employees on sick leave for one year to investigate potential misuse of public funds due to high absenteeism rates (around 10% in some departments), prompting criticism from the C...
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44% Bias Score
Father's Inattention Leads to Toddler's Drowning
Three-year-old Trigg Kiser drowned in his family's Arizona pool after being left unsupervised for over nine minutes while his father watched a basketball game; police video evidence contradicts the father's statements, leading to a recommendation for felony child abuse charges that were ultimately n...
Father's Inattention Leads to Toddler's Drowning
Three-year-old Trigg Kiser drowned in his family's Arizona pool after being left unsupervised for over nine minutes while his father watched a basketball game; police video evidence contradicts the father's statements, leading to a recommendation for felony child abuse charges that were ultimately n...
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60% Bias Score
Senators Demand Removal of Instagram Map Feature Over Privacy Concerns
Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal urged Meta to remove Instagram's new map feature, citing privacy concerns and the potential risk to children after users reported their location was shared without consent. Meta acknowledged the problem and promised design improvements, but the senators highlighted ...
Senators Demand Removal of Instagram Map Feature Over Privacy Concerns
Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal urged Meta to remove Instagram's new map feature, citing privacy concerns and the potential risk to children after users reported their location was shared without consent. Meta acknowledged the problem and promised design improvements, but the senators highlighted ...
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56% Bias Score
Instagram's Friend Map Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns
Instagram's new Friend Map feature, launched 5 hours ago by Meta, shares users' locations with followers, raising privacy concerns among some users who report involuntary activation despite Meta's claims of user control.
Instagram's Friend Map Feature Sparks Privacy Concerns
Instagram's new Friend Map feature, launched 5 hours ago by Meta, shares users' locations with followers, raising privacy concerns among some users who report involuntary activation despite Meta's claims of user control.
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56% Bias Score
Thuringia's Controversial Police Reform: Expanding Powers, Sparking Privacy Debate
Thuringia's government plans to reform police powers, enabling electronic ankle bracelets based on suspected crimes and AI in video surveillance, sparking opposition concerns about mass surveillance and privacy violations.
Thuringia's Controversial Police Reform: Expanding Powers, Sparking Privacy Debate
Thuringia's government plans to reform police powers, enabling electronic ankle bracelets based on suspected crimes and AI in video surveillance, sparking opposition concerns about mass surveillance and privacy violations.
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52% Bias Score
Meta AI's WhatsApp Integration: Limited Access, Privacy Concerns Remain
Meta's new AI chatbot for WhatsApp, Meta AI, only accesses messages directly sent to it; a false claim circulated that it accesses all chats; users can enable advanced privacy settings.
Meta AI's WhatsApp Integration: Limited Access, Privacy Concerns Remain
Meta's new AI chatbot for WhatsApp, Meta AI, only accesses messages directly sent to it; a false claim circulated that it accesses all chats; users can enable advanced privacy settings.
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56% Bias Score
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