“Just awful” experiment points suicidal teens at chatbot

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Categories: Privacy

Tags: Koko

Tags: Robert Morris

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Startup Koko has been criticized for experimenting with young adults at risk of harming themselves. Worse, the young adults were unaware they were test subjects.

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WhatsApp refuses to weaken encryption, would rather leave UK

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Categories: Privacy

Tags: WhatsApp

Tags: Online Safety Bill

Tags: encryption

Tags: Signal end-to-end encryption

Tags: private messaging

With the UK’s Online Safety Bill set to become law this year, WhatsApp is standing its ground against weakening encryption.

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National Cybersecurity Strategy Document: What you need to know

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Tags: security

The US Government has been working on the National Cybersecurity Strategy Document 2023 for some time now, and it’s finally been released.

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YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children’s data

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Tags: YouTube

Tags: ICO

Tags: data

Tags: children

Tags: YouTube Kids

Tags: gathering

Tags: collecting

Tags: safety

Tags: privacy

The complaint asserts that YouTube collected “the location, viewing habits and preferences” of up to five million children.

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TikTok probed over child privacy practices

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Categories: Privacy

Tags: Canada

Tags: TikTok

Tags: privacy

Tags: young

Tags: bans

Tags: Netherlands

Tags: EU

Tags: UK

Tags: state employees

Canadian privacy protection authorities have announced they will start an investigation into TikTok’s privacy practices, especially in relation to its younger users.

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