Privacy
Mozilla: cars track even sexual activity, sell user data to third parties
You have no privacy in your car, Mozilla has concluded after testing vehicles from 25 manufacturers. Cameras, microphones, and sensors capture your every move in a privacy nightmare, with all cars failing to comply with data protection. Some were even found spying on the sex life of their owners.
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Eroding online privacy will hinder security not improve it, experts warn
Freedom on the internet has deteriorated for 12 consecutive years now. Some US states have started requiring ID on PornHub, the UK has attempted to curtail end-to-end encryption, and even X (Twitter) works on ID verification features. Recent symptoms of eroding privacy, a basic human right, will worsen with AI’s hunger for data.
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Health plan provider PH TECH joins MOVEit victim list, 1.7 million exposed
Critically sensitive personal information – including healthcare records – of 1.7 million individuals was exposed as PH TECH becomes the latest victim of the MOVEit attacks.
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Zoom revises service terms so it could train AI on user data
Zoom has updated its terms of service to establish a “perpetual” right to use customer content to test and train AI but later clarified it will not use video, audio, or chats without consent.
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How popular AI apps are invading your privacy
Generative AI technology such as ChatGPT has enhanced many internet activities and social media applications. But at what cost? Experts fear yet another attack on user privacy.
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Meta’s Threads app may not launch in Europe due to stricter privacy laws
Meta’s rival to Twitter may not be launching in the EU countries just yet due to stricter privacy laws.
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US healthcare firm breach, child patient data at risk
ARx Patient Solutions says it suffered a cyberattack in 2022 that may have exposed personal details relating to more than 40,000 people, many of them child patients. Why it took it so long to make the disclosure is unclear.
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Pornhub accused of illegal data collection in Europe
A complaint against Pornhub has been filed in Italy, alleging that the platform collects and shares information about users’ sexual preferences with unknown third parties.
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Spotify fined $5M+ for GDPR violations
The streaming platform processes tons of personal data. However, it’s difficult for its users to understand what Spotify needs their information for.
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Strava heatmap might reveal your home address, researchers claim
It’s possible to identify your home address, especially if you’re choosing less popular Strava routes, researchers claim.
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Man sues ChatGPT for malicious slander
OpenAI and ChatGPT are being sued for defamation over claims the AI chatbot falsely identified a man in an ongoing criminal case involving a pro-gun foundation and embezzlement of funds.
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Amazon's Ring and Alexa fined $30m for spying and child privacy abuse
Amazon is fined $30m for multiple privacy violations, including allowing Ring employees to spy on customers and illegally keeping Alexa recordings of children’s voices.
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Credit card theft mostly targets US victims, study suggests
Six million stolen credit card details on the dark web have been analyzed to reveal that more than half belong to US residents or citizens. Worse still, many of these come bundled for sale with other personal data such as names and addresses.
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Carvin Software faces lawsuit after data breach put 350k clients at risk
Company specializes in providing digital services to recruitment and financial agencies, but cybersecurity incident has landed it in hot water.
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Italy plans full review of all AI tools on market
Italy’s privacy watchdog says it won’t stop at ChatGPT and plans to create an AI advisory board to closely review the data collection practices of all artificial intelligence platforms currently available online today, plus those released in the future.
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ChatGPT still has privacy flaws despite recent changes, experts say
ChatGPT, a popular chatbot from OpenAI, has potential data privacy flaws that have not been properly addressed, cybersecurity experts at Surfshark have warned.
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Facebook glitch reveals if you’re an online creeper
Cybernews has confirmed a five-year old Facebook glitch is sending automatic friend requests to the Facebook profiles you visit – leaving some online stalkers, er, we mean snoopers, quite embarrassed.
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Privacy alert: US airport gets self-serve biometric screeners
The US Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) installs its first automated biometric screeners at the busy Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), raising privacy concerns among advocates and US lawmakers.
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Employee monitoring tools more invasive than ever
A new "bossware" study reveals millions of US employers are using invasive digital tracking tools to monitor workers at an alarming rate – and the trend will continue to rise through 2025.
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TikTok leaked user data
As if the US Congress furor over alleged Chinese government control wasn’t bad enough, TikTok has been suffering from a technical vulnerability that may have exposed intimate user data, research has found.
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