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Privacy watchdog NOYB has filed complaints against X for using social media data to train its AI chatbot Grok.
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TikTok facing fines for violating children’s privacy
The European Data Protection Board is expected to fine TikTok for violating the privacy of young children within the next four…
TikTok CEO told to “step up efforts to comply” with digital laws
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, the EU’s digital policy chief, “explicitly conveyed” to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the company must…
TikTok’s data handling is the subject of “several ongoing proceedings” by the EU
TikTok has received a lot of criticism in the last few months. Among other things it’s been called an “unacceptable security…
Europe threatens to ban Facebook over data transfers to the US
If regulators have their way, data transfers from Facebook and Instagram between Europe and the United States could stop this summer….
Instagram introduces new ways for users to verify their age
If Instagram suspects you are fibbing about your age, you’ll currently see the following message: “You must be at least 13…
Google and Facebook fined $240 million for making cookies hard to refuse
French privacy watchdog, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), has hit Google with a 150 million euro fine…
Grindr fined for selling user data to advertisers
Dating network Grindr has been slapped with a US$7.7 million fine by Norwegian regulator Datatilsynet for sharing data with advertisers. Grindr—which…
Massive faceprint scraping company Clearview AI hauled over the coals
Life must be hard for companies that try to make a living by invading people’s privacy. You almost feel sorry for…
WhatsApp hit with €225 million fine for GDPR violations
WhatsApp was hit with a €225 million fine for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s sweeping data…