Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy
Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accountsMeta has...
Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light
Amid public backlash over its smart glasses, Meta announced that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that will disable the camera when ...
Prince Harry, Elton John & More Lose Privacy Lawsuit
Prince Harry, Elton John and more stars are dealing with the aftermath of a lost legal battle.
On July 7, British Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled again...
Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
The case brought by Harry and other celebrities against Associated Newspapers was one of several legal battles that the prince has fought against Brit...
Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfallsGet our break...
Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a trouble-making seal
The 5-year-old seal has a social media following twice the size of Tasmania's population, and his antics include bending traffic bollards and blocking...
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright b...
US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rulesUS supreme court decisions – live updates...
Meta pauses employee tracker for AI training amid privacy concerns
Workers signed petition against tool that tracked staff keystrokes, mouse clicks and computer screen contentMark Zuckerberg’s Meta has paused a progra...
Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise
As expected, yesterday's WWDC keynote was mostly about AI. And also as expected, Apple tried to turn its late arrival into its sales pitch: it didn't ...
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature i...
Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI
Firefox is getting a drastic visual overhaul with a redesigned Settings section that will make it easier to find and use privacy settings, including t...
Venmo is starting to test a big redesign of its app, and as part of the changes, it will be implementing a major new privacy measure: the onboarding p...
US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy
Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considerin...
Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants
In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignme...
The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme...
A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’
Congress is once again attempting to pass a national data privacy law. But while it would introduce new protections in some states, it would weaken pr...
What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
Thousands of research papers have been published based on participants’ data, but there are questions over protection of private informationWith the r...
