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Italy’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
2 days, 23 hours ago

Italy’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s data protection watchdog said Friday it has fined OpenAI 15 million euros after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal data by the U.S. artificial intelligence company’s popular chatbot ChatGPT. The country’s privacy watchdog, known as Garante, said its investigation showed that OpenAI processed users’ personal data to train ChatGPT “without having an adequate legal …

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An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits
3 days, 15 hours ago

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

Al Jazeera  

Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded from government welfare schemes. In April 2022, 27 women from Garapadu filed a case in the state’s high court against the village volunteers and government officials for …

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Netflix fined Rs 42.3 crore for not being transparent about how they were using user data
4 days, 15 hours ago

Netflix fined Rs 42.3 crore for not being transparent about how they were using user data

India Today  

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has imposed a €4.75 million fine on Netflix for failing to adequately inform its customers about how their personal data was used between 2018 and 2020. The DPA's investigation found that Netflix’s privacy policy lacked clarity, particularly in explaining how the company handled customer data. A spokesperson for Netflix informed Reuters, “Since the investigation began …

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Dutch authorities fine Netflix €4.75 million over personal data use
5 days, 2 hours ago

Dutch authorities fine Netflix €4.75 million over personal data use

The Hindu  

Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix €4.75 million Wednesday over its handling of subscribers' personal data, which it said was unclear or incomplete in several respects. "Between 2018 and 2020, Netflix did not provide customers with enough information about what the company does with their personal data," said the Dutch Data Protection Authority in a statement. "A company like …

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The legal gaps in India’s unregulated AI surveillance
5 days, 20 hours ago

The legal gaps in India’s unregulated AI surveillance

The Hindu  

In 2019, the Indian government made headlines by announcing its intention to create the world’s largest facial recognition system for policing. The use of AI for surveillance has global parallels, often resulting in “dragnet surveillance”, a term that refers to indiscriminate data collection beyond just suspects or criminals. This article explores the legal frameworks, gaps, and concerns surrounding AI surveillance …

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Leakage of job applicants' data raises concerns, solutions expensive
1 week, 3 days ago

Leakage of job applicants' data raises concerns, solutions expensive

Live Mint  

Mumbai/New Delhi: The ever-bulging employee databases of companies are increasingly getting leaked into the internet for want of adequate security measures and, in some cases, for want of investment into available cybersecurity technologies. “Firms are now outsourcing their payroll processes, insurance, HR services, and there is no way to keep track of whether those firms are keeping data safe," said …

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Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
1 month ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

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Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
1 month ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

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Let’s plug a privacy loophole in India’s account aggregator system
1 month ago

Let’s plug a privacy loophole in India’s account aggregator system

Live Mint  

As regular readers of this column will know by now, I have long advocated the benefits of embedding regulatory principles directly into digital infrastructure. India’s Account Aggregator system has been built around a technology construct—referred to as the ‘consent artefact’—that embodies these privacy principles in a digital format. Since the principles of notice, purpose specification, retention restrictions and data minimization …

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EU's data privacy laws stymie India's investigation into airline bomb hoax calls
1 month, 1 week ago

EU's data privacy laws stymie India's investigation into airline bomb hoax calls

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s hunt for the perpetrators of multiple bombing threats that significantly disrupted the domestic aviation and hospitality sectors has hit a roadblock in Europe, where most of the hoax calls are said to have been made through virtual private networks. “India has currently hit a roadblock in the European Union, with France and Germany being among the nations …

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Many smart devices gathering ‘excessive’ amounts of personal data, says Which?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Many smart devices gathering ‘excessive’ amounts of personal data, says Which?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many smart devices including TVs, …

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LinkedIn fined 310 million euros by Data Protection Commission
1 month, 4 weeks ago

LinkedIn fined 310 million euros by Data Protection Commission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ireland’s data watchdog has fined networking site LinkedIn 310 million euros and ordered …

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Meta To Shed Light On How It Will Use Personal Data Of Brazilians To Train Its Gen-AI Model
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta To Shed Light On How It Will Use Personal Data Of Brazilians To Train Its Gen-AI Model

ABP News  

Millions of Meta users often wonder how the social media group uses their data. Meta is going to inform Brazilians how it plans to use their personal data to train its generative artificial intelligence. The Brazilian data protection watchdog, in a statement, said that Meta users in the nation will now receive warnings via email and notifications on Facebook and …

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Meta to inform Brazilians how it uses their personal data to train AI
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta to inform Brazilians how it uses their personal data to train AI

The Hindu  

Social media giant Meta Platforms will inform Brazilians how it intends to use their personal data to train generative artificial intelligence, it said on Tuesday, following a demand from the country's data protection watchdog. Meta's users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram, and will be able to reject the …

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Uber head office in Netherlands shared drivers' data with foreign law enforcement
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Uber head office in Netherlands shared drivers' data with foreign law enforcement

NL Times  

The Uber headquarters in the Netherlands shared drivers’ personal data with foreign law enforcement agencies that requested it, including those of non-European countries. Last week, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber 290 million euros for storing European driver data on its own servers in the United States. Uber told the Dutch media that its public safety response team, which …

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Uber hit by EU fine over data transfer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Uber hit by EU fine over data transfer

China Daily  

Uber's sign is seen on the outside of their Greenlight Hub in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the US on April 12, 2019. Ride-hailing app Uber says it will appeal against what it called an "unjustified" fine by data protection authorities in the Netherlands, the third such punishment since 2018, over the transfer of driver data from European servers …

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X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI training
4 months, 1 week ago

X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI training

The Hindu  

Austrian advocacy group NOYB on Monday filed a complaint against social media platform X accusing the Elon Musk-owned company of training its artificial intelligence with users' personal data without their consent in violation of EU privacy law. The group led by privacy activist Max Schrems announced that it had filed General Data Protection Regulation complaints with authorities in nine European …

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Digi Yatra Beyond Airports: AI Chatbot To Potential Railway Use, Team Discusses Plans
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Digi Yatra Beyond Airports: AI Chatbot To Potential Railway Use, Team Discusses Plans

News 18  

From potential implementation in the railway sector to introduction of an AI chatbot and link to e-passports, Digi Yatra can be used to revolutionise travel experience in India and set new standards in the digital travel ecosystem. Khadakbhavi told News18: “Technically, it’s possible to implement Digi Yatra at railway stations.” However, the challenge lies in the multiple entry points at …

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Legally Speaking | Understanding the courts’ balancing act between the right to be forgotten and public access to info
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | Understanding the courts’ balancing act between the right to be forgotten and public access to info

Hindustan Times  

On July 24, 2024, the Supreme Court was faced with an interesting question: Does a person have the right to be forgotten? The HC adopted the principle of fresh start as envisaged under the Juvenile Justice Act while recognising the petitioner’s right to forget and noted, “A careful balance has to be achieved between the concept of Open Court and …

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Using children’s personal data legally and securely
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Using children’s personal data legally and securely

The Hindu  

The Indian school education system is one of the most expansive ecosystems in the world. Adherence to the principles of data privacy and data minimisation is particularly pertinent given the sensitive nature of children’s personal data. The need for specific protocols Regarding exchange of personal data of children for an unspecified purpose, integration of third parties could also raise doubts …

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Union Budget: ₹2 crore for Data Protection Board establishment, salary expenses
5 months ago

Union Budget: ₹2 crore for Data Protection Board establishment, salary expenses

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of electronics and information technology has been allocated ₹2 crore to meet the establishment and salary expenses of the Data Protection Board in FY25. MeitY has been allocated ₹2 crore to meet the establishment and salary expenses of the Data Protection Board in FY25 The allocation for cybersecurity projects increased by 89.75% from ₹400 crore to ₹759 crore, …

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The Independent
5 months, 1 week ago

The Independent

The Independent  

Contents Introduction What personal information do we collect about you? You can also ask for a copy of the personal information we may hold about you, or for your data to be deleted via the above Customer Services form. Categories of third parties we may disclose personal information to: Service providers who assist us in operating our business and delivering …

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Brazil authority suspends Meta's AI privacy policy, seeks adjustment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil authority suspends Meta's AI privacy policy, seeks adjustment

The Hindu  

Brazil's National Data Protection Authority has decided to suspend with immediate effect the validity of Meta's new privacy policy for the use of personal data to train generative artificial intelligence systems in the country. ANPD's preventive measure was published in Brazil's official gazette on Tuesday and puts on hold the processing of personal data across all Meta products, including those …

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Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model

CNN  

London CNN — Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model. The European Commission said in a statement Monday that, in its preliminary view, “this binary choice forces users to consent to the of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalized but equivalent version …

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