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May 10, 2023, Japan
theregister.com
data breach
public sector
Japan's minister for digital transformation and digital reform, Taro Kono, has apologized after a government app breached citizens' privacy. The app is called the "Certificate Issuing Server" and, as explained by the municipal government of Kodaira City, allows residents to print documents such as certificates that prove they've paid taxes. Fujitsu Japan developed a...
May 10, 2023, Australia, New Zealand
abc.net.au
data breach
enforcement
financial services
An investigation into the Latitude Group's personal information handling practice following a cyber attack has begun by Australia and New Zealand's privacy regulators. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) said the decision followed preliminary inquiries int...
May 10, 2023, France
techcrunch.com
adtech
identity
enforcement
Clearview AI, the U.S. startup that’s attracted notoriety in recent years for a massive privacy violation after it scraped selfies off the internet and used people’s data to build a facial recognition tool it pitched to law enforcement and others, has been hit with another fine in France over non-cooperation with the data protection regulator. The overdue penalty pay...
May 10, 2023, Ireland, United Kingdom
fortune.com
enforcement
google
Google may face investigations over potential violations of the GDPR, after Maslouh filed protected whistleblower complaints with the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in November and with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC)—which has jurisdiction over Google’s activities in the EU. The timeline would indicate over four years of noncomplia...
May 8, 2023, United Kingdom
theguardian.com
enforcement
social media
facebook
The UK government risks sleepwalking into a confrontation with WhatsApp that could lead to the messaging app disappearing from Britain, ministers have been warned, with options for an amicable resolution fast running out. At the centre of the row is the online safety bill, a vast piece of legislation that will touch on almost every aspect of online life in Britain.
May 8, 2023, United States
techcrunch.com
data breach
healthcare
NextGen Healthcare, a U.S.-based provider of electronic health record software, admitted that hackers breached its systems and stole the personal data of more than 1 million patients. In a data breach notification filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, NextGen Healthcare confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of 1.05 million patients, incl...
May 6, 2023, United States
theregister.com
adtech
enforcement
An FTC lawsuit against Kochava, alleging the data broker harmed Americans by selling records of their whereabouts, has failed. That said, a federal court has given the US government agency 30 days to come up with a better legal argument and try again. "We are pleased the court agreed with a number of our arguments, and we look forward to continuin...
May 4, 2023, United States
theregister.com
enforcement
social media
facebook
The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing to take action against Facebook parent company Meta for a third time over claims it failed to protect user privacy, as required under a 2020 agreement Meta made with the regulator. The FTC said that Meta has failed to fully comply with the order, and it also alleges Zuckercorp misled parents about safety featu...
privtech
Databricks announced today that it is acquiring the privately-held data governance platform vendor Okera. The plan is for Okera’s technology to be integrated into Databricks’ existing data governance solution, Unity Catalog, providing more AI-powered functionality. “By bringing on the talented Okera team and leveraging their domain expe...
adtech
artificial intelligence
microsoft
Users of ChatGPT in Europe can now use web forms or other means provided by OpenAI to request deletion of their personal data in order to stop the chatbot processing (and producing) information about them. They can also request an opt-out of having their data used to train its AIs. Why might someone not want their personal data to become fodder for AI? There...
artificial intelligence
data breach
microsoft
Whenever you have a popular app or technology, it’s only a matter of time until threat actors target it. In the case of ChatGPT, the exploit came via a vulnerability in the Redis open-source library. This allowed users to see the chat history of other active users. OpenAI uses Redis to cache user information for faster recall and access. Because thousands of con...
May 1, 2023, Canada
venturebeat.com
artificial intelligence
privtech
Today, data privacy provider Private AI, announced the launch of PrivateGPT, a “privacy layer” for large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new tool is designed to automatically redact sensitive information and personally identifiable information (PII) from user prompts.