All articles tagged with #privacy issues
Originally Published 3 months ago — by 9to5Mac
A secretive AI hardware device designed by Jony Ive for OpenAI has been delayed due to challenges in computing power, privacy concerns, and developing a suitable personality, with the company exploring multiple innovative form factors and product ideas for release next year.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Nothing has pulled its messaging app, Nothing Chats, from the Google Play store due to privacy concerns. The app, which promised iMessage compatibility, required users to allow Sunbird access to their iCloud accounts. However, it was discovered that messages sent through Sunbird's system were not end-to-end encrypted and could be compromised. Sunbird's solution involved decrypting and transmitting messages using HTTP to a Firebase server, storing them in unencrypted plain text. Sunbird claimed that HTTP was only used for the initial iMessage connection, but Texts.com's blog revealed that an attacker could access messages before or at the moment they were read. Nothing has not yet responded to requests for comment.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Engadget
Norway's data protection regulator, Datatilsynet, has stated that Meta's practice of tracking Instagram and Facebook users violates their privacy. If Meta fails to take remedial action, it will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day from August 4th until November 3rd. This move follows a European court ruling banning Meta from harvesting user data for advertising. The fine could potentially be widened across Europe by Europe's Data Protection Board. Meta is currently facing pressure over its data privacy actions in various European countries.