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Software company accused of illegally profiling millions of mobile phone users

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A digital rights and privacy organization has filed a complaint against software company TeleSign for gathering and selling information on millions of mobile phone users.

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DNA testing company failed to protect sensitive genetic and health data, says FTC

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The FTC is going head to head with a DNA testing startup which left consumer data unsecured on Amazon buckets.

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Former TikTok exec: Chinese Communist Party had “God mode” entry to US data

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A former executive at TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has claimed in court documents that the Chinese Community Party (CCP) had access to TikTok data, despite the data being stored in the US.

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ComputerWorld Independent 

WWDC: 18+ ways Apple plans to make you more secure

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Vision Pro, Apple Silicon, Macs, new enterprise tools — and privacy protection were all among the many WWDC announcements Apple made this week.

Introducing these protections, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president for  software engineering said: “We are focused on keeping our users in the driver’s seat when it comes to their data by continuing to provide industry-leading privacy features and the best data security in the world.

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Microsoft illegally collected and retained children’s data, says FTC

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Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts.

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ComputerWorld Independent 

Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy

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Well, that was fast.

Just under two years after splashing into the world with all sorts of provocative promises, a search startup that was set on convincing people to pay for a privacy-centric Google alternative is shutting its doors.

Neeva, founded by a pair of former Google executives and the subject of intense fascination within the tech universe, quietly announced over the weekend that its service will be winding down next week. From the announcement:

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ComputerWorld Independent 

G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now

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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the creation of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) in check, saying AI has outpaced oversight for safety and security.

Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the leaders said nations must come together on a common vision and goal of trustworthy AI, even while those solutions may vary. But any solution for digital technologies such as AI should be “in line with our shared democratic values,” they said in a statement.

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ComputerWorld Independent 

Why Apple's iOS 16.6 upgrade will be talk of the town

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Apple’s big developer event is approaching, and it looks as if the company will press home its message on privacy as it begins to seed support for the AR operating systems it’s now expected to announce there.

Apple wants to get you updating

As of now, the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) starting June 5 seems set to see Apple introduce its first mixed reality glasses, likely called RealityPro. These will be accompanied by an operating system that recent patent filings suggest will be called xrOS or xrProOS. The event will also see Apple introduce new iterations of its other operating systems, which developers will be able to work with soon after the show.

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