Kenya’s data protection agency filed a lawsuit with the High Court of Kenya, asking the court to force Worldcoin to safeguard and store the data it collected from Kenyan individuals until investigations are complete, according to local media reports. The
OpenAI was sued in a class action accusing the ChatGPT creator of stealing user data. The lawsuit seeks at least $3 billion in compensation, improved transparency, and a suspension in the commercial use of the widely popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
Facebook is set to be slammed by the Irish regulator as it prepares to punish the social media giant with a €746 million fine for mishandling user information, reports The Guardian. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, acting as the primary privacy
A former top executive at ByteDance claimed in a lawsuit that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “maintained supreme access” to data belonging to the TikTok owner, including data stored in the U.S. Yintao Yu is suing Chinese tech company ByteDance
Facebook is under fire from US regulators for failing to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app, saying the social media platform misled parents. Added to its charges is misrepresenting the access it provided to app developers
AI has taken center stage in 2023 as it continues to expand into various fields. In the latest development, the technology is now being adopted for use in next year’s Olympic Games in Paris. The Games will see smart surveillance
China-owned video-sharing platform TikTok is on the verge of a nationwide ban in the United States over security concerns. The proposed ban is being reviewed by Congress, but voices have started to rise against the restriction. TikTok currently has 150
Video-sharing platform TikTok has faced ongoing restrictions in Western countries – and the trend seems set to continue. Owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, TikTok has been accused of posing a threat to privacy, collecting users’ information and handing it
European Union Commissioner Yvo Volman says any future regulation of the metaverse must prioritize user safety, data privacy and non-discrimination. He spoke as new research suggested privacy in the metaverse might be a hard thing to achieve. The European Commission,
MetaNews was asked to provide sensitive information including personal documentation and biometric data when signing up for the Sandbox metaverse. With the possibility of users’ every move being tracked in the virtual realm, the attachment of such personal information raises
Google search alternative You.com, launched in November 2021 with a promise of better privacy, is solidifying its position in artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot search, with a new and improved so-called “multi-modal conversational” search engine. The San Francisco-based startup has been offering AI
New work by University of California Berkeley researchers suggests that privacy in the metaverse may be an impossibility. The report will come as a blow to metaverse maximalists who have long claimed the technology represents a bold new frontier for
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