All articles tagged with #privacy laws
George Clooney's recent acquisition of French citizenship alongside Amal has sparked rumors of a secret divorce plan, with sources suggesting Clooney is preparing for all possibilities by establishing flexible living arrangements across Europe and the U.S. to ensure privacy and stability for their family, though the move is described as practical rather than dramatic.
George and Amal Clooney have acquired French citizenship along with their children, citing their love for France's culture and privacy laws, and expressing happiness living on a farm in southern France, where they feel their children will have a better life.
George and Amal Clooney, along with their children, have been granted French citizenship, citing concerns about raising their children amid Hollywood's fame and paparazzi culture. They prefer France's privacy protections and a more normal life away from the Hollywood spotlight.
Meta's new smart glasses exemplify the growing concern over ubiquitous surveillance and the inadequacy of current privacy laws to address the ethical and legal challenges posed by wearable recording devices, raising questions about consent, privacy expectations, and societal norms.
Google's AI features in Photos, like Ask Photos and conversational editing, are missing in Illinois and Texas due to regional privacy laws and face grouping restrictions, which are integral to these features' functionality.
The Neon app, which paid users for call recordings used to train AI, has been disabled due to a security flaw that exposed call data, raising privacy and legal concerns, especially regarding consent laws across different states.
An appeals court has allowed the Department of Government Efficiency, associated with Elon Musk's DOGE, to access sensitive data across multiple federal agencies, citing a Supreme Court decision, despite concerns from labor unions about privacy violations and lack of transparency.
A US appeals court allowed Trump's Doge team to access sensitive data from federal agencies, rejecting unions' attempts to block the move, citing unlikely legal violations and lack of standing, though a dissenting judge favored a temporary halt during the case.
A California jury found Meta violated state privacy laws by secretly collecting menstrual health data from Flo app users without consent, using it for ad targeting. The lawsuit, which also involved Google and other companies, resulted in Meta and Flo settling the case, emphasizing the importance of protecting sensitive health information. Meta disputes the verdict, asserting they did not eavesdrop on users.
A coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C. is suing the USDA to block its request for detailed personal data of SNAP applicants, arguing it violates privacy laws and the Constitution, amid broader concerns over government data sharing for immigration enforcement and other purposes.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the DOGE team, led by Elon Musk, to access Social Security records to investigate potential fraud, overturning a lower court order that restricted their access due to privacy concerns, with dissent from three liberal justices worried about privacy risks.
OpenAI has launched Sora, an AI-generated video tool available to its paying customers, allowing users to create short videos from verbal prompts. While it promises to unleash creativity, it also raises concerns about creators' rights and privacy issues, particularly in Europe where it is not yet available. Sora, which can generate videos up to 20 seconds long, includes features like image prompts and a timeline editor, but still faces challenges with realistic physics and complex actions. OpenAI aims to balance creative expression with preventing illegal use.
London pianist Brendan Kavanagh's livestreamed performance at a public piano in St. Pancras Underground station led to a confrontation with a group claiming to be associated with "Chinese TV" over the use of their images, sparking a debate on privacy laws and cultural clash. The video has gone viral, receiving over 7.5 million views, and Kavanagh has received privacy strikes on the video from YouTube. The incident has also led to mockery of the group on Chinese social media site Weibo.
Canadian authorities in Quebec have warned victims of porch-pirate thefts not to post videos of the suspects in the act, citing privacy laws. Instead, they advise people to turn over any video evidence to the authorities. This warning has sparked a strong backlash on social media.
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against former Trump White House staffer Garrett Ziegler, accusing him of violating California and federal computer privacy laws by publishing the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop and encrypted iPhone backup. The suit alleges that Ziegler has tampered with and manipulated the data, and highlights incendiary comments made by Ziegler on social media. This legal action comes as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Ziegler, who has been circulating the laptop's contents, claims he has not been served and dismisses the lawsuit.