#privacy-violations

#privacy-violations

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for police investigation into News UK's alleged cover-up of phone hacking evidence. [ more ]

If personal footage from a Ring camera was accessed without consent, customers might receive a significant payout. [ more ]

FTC investigating TikTok over data practices

FTC could settle with TikTok or file a lawsuit [ more ]

The FTC is close to concluding a multiyear investigation into TikTok for potential privacy violations and misleading statements.

TikTok faces multiple challenges including a proposed ban, legal action from the FTC, and pressure from regulators and lawmakers in the US. [ more ]

Microsoft accused plaintiffs of doomsday hyperbole about AI threats to civilization.

Plaintiffs in privacy claim seek injunction to remove data from AI models trained without adequate consent. [ more ]

Residents in California may be entitled to compensation due to a lawsuit against Digital Recognition Network (DRN) for privacy violations.

The DRN lawsuit in California affects a class of about 23 million people whose license plate data was collected and sold, potentially resulting in a penalty for the company. [ more ]

US officials have been concealing arrangements between spy agencies and private companies for tracking Americans' whereabouts via cellphones.

Police and intelligence agencies pay companies for location data, bypassing the need for a warrant. [ more ]

Federal regulators are cracking down on companies that profit off people's sensitive personal information.

The FTC has settled with two companies, InMarket Media and Outlogic (formerly X-Mode Social), to prohibit the sale of users' sensitive location data. [ more ]

The Worst in Show contest at CES 2022 awarded products that could potentially harm society and the planet.

Car technology and privacy violations were among the main concerns of the judges. [ more ]

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is appealing against a tribunal's decision that it isn't authorized to fine Clearview AI for alleged privacy violations.

Clearview AI was fined £7.5 million ($9.3 million) by the ICO for unlawfully collecting UK citizens' biometric data.

The ICO believes that the law was misinterpreted and that Clearview AI should not be shielded from the scope of UK GDPR. [ more ]