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Burger King Employee Claims Boss Put A Personal Camera In Break Room: "So Creepy"
This move has raised questions about workplace surveillance and employee rights in a corporate setting.
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Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple faces new accusations in a lawsuit filed by an employee over unlawful surveillance of employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, The employee has alleged the firm requires staff to install software on personal devices used for work that provides access to their personal data, and prohibits them from discussing wages and work conditions.
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
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Apple’s On-Server Generative AI Features to Use Confidential Computing for Privacy: Report
Apple will be hosting the WWDC 2024 in less than two weeks and is expected to introduce several new artificial intelligence (AI) features during the event. Previously, it was reported that some of these features might be server-based, which could create privacy concerns among its user base. However, a new report now suggests that the company has de...
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Samsung Bans Its Staff From Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools After Spotting Sensitive Code Leak
Samsung Electronics is banning employee use of popular generative AI tools like ChatGPT after discovering staff uploaded sensitive code to the platform, dealing a setback to the spread of such technology in the workplace.
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OpenAI Rolls Out Incognito Mode on ChatGPT That Does Not Save Users’ Conversation History
OpenAI is introducing what one employee called an "incognito mode" for its hit chatbot ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence, the company said Tuesday.
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Meesho Employee Gets Scam Message For Payment From Person Posing As CEO
Fortunately, Mr Saxena did not fall prey to the fraud and could identify that it was a fraudster and not his boss.
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Why TikTok Is Being Banned on Government Phones in US, Canada, EU and Beyond
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? And should TikTok users who don’t work for the g...
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TikTok Banned From Government Devices in Canada Over 'Unacceptable' Risk to Privacy, Security
Canada announced it was banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that his government was looking carefully at how to ensure Canadians' online safety. "This may be a first step, it may be the only step we need to take," he said referring to the action against...
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Twitter Faces Deeper FTC Probe Into Privacy, Security Practices After Elon Musk Takeover: Report
Twitter is facing a deepening probe in the US into its privacy and security practices, according to a report. The company has already been asked by the US FTC whether it has the required resources to comply with the privacy consent decree, and the investigation comes weeks after Elon Musk took over the microblogging platform, firing more than half ...
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Twitter Executives Could Be Held Personally Liable, Face Huge FTC Fines, Former US Officials Say
Twitter employees could be held personally liable in case the company disregarded a federal order to protect user privacy with the launch of new features on the platform, according to former US FTC officials. According to a former official, the US FTC has always had the authority to single out executives who violate orders and hit them with penalti...
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Facebook Parent Meta Said to Prepare Large-Scale Layoffs This Week Ahead of Weak Holiday Quarter
Facebook parent Meta is said to be planning to begin large-scale layoffs that are expected to affect thousands of employees this week, according to a report. The company had forecasted a weak holiday quarter and said it anticipated significantly more costs next year, amid the company contending with slowing global economic growth, competition from ...
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"No Such Demand": Twitter Refutes Allegations Centre Forced Agent On It
A parliamentary panel on Friday questioned social media giant Twitter on a range of issues including privacy of user data, possibility of breaches and allegations of irregularities levelled by a former employee named Zatko.
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Facebook Allowed Employees to Access Deleted User Data, Fired Content Screener Claims
Facebook introduced a protocol in 2018 allowing the company’s employees to access data that users deleted, according to a former content screener. Earlier this week, Brennan Lawson sued Facebook parent company Meta, claiming he was fired for raising alarms about the new protocol, which appeared to violate EU digital privacy rules and an FTC order...
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Burger King Employee Claims Boss Put A Personal Camera In Break Room: "So Creepy"
This move has raised questions about workplace surveillance and employee rights in a corporate setting.
-
Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple faces new accusations in a lawsuit filed by an employee over unlawful surveillance of employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, The employee has alleged the firm requires staff to install software on personal devices used for work that provides access to their personal data, and prohibits them from discussing wages and work conditions.
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Employee Claims Company Wants To Track Personal Phone, Internet Shocked
The employee claimed that his company demanded employees to download an app which would monitor their personal phone activities.
-
Apple’s On-Server Generative AI Features to Use Confidential Computing for Privacy: Report
Apple will be hosting the WWDC 2024 in less than two weeks and is expected to introduce several new artificial intelligence (AI) features during the event. Previously, it was reported that some of these features might be server-based, which could create privacy concerns among its user base. However, a new report now suggests that the company has de...
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Samsung Bans Its Staff From Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools After Spotting Sensitive Code Leak
Samsung Electronics is banning employee use of popular generative AI tools like ChatGPT after discovering staff uploaded sensitive code to the platform, dealing a setback to the spread of such technology in the workplace.
-
OpenAI Rolls Out Incognito Mode on ChatGPT That Does Not Save Users’ Conversation History
OpenAI is introducing what one employee called an "incognito mode" for its hit chatbot ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence, the company said Tuesday.
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Meesho Employee Gets Scam Message For Payment From Person Posing As CEO
Fortunately, Mr Saxena did not fall prey to the fraud and could identify that it was a fraudster and not his boss.
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Why TikTok Is Being Banned on Government Phones in US, Canada, EU and Beyond
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? And should TikTok users who don’t work for the g...
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TikTok Banned From Government Devices in Canada Over 'Unacceptable' Risk to Privacy, Security
Canada announced it was banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that his government was looking carefully at how to ensure Canadians' online safety. "This may be a first step, it may be the only step we need to take," he said referring to the action against...
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Twitter Faces Deeper FTC Probe Into Privacy, Security Practices After Elon Musk Takeover: Report
Twitter is facing a deepening probe in the US into its privacy and security practices, according to a report. The company has already been asked by the US FTC whether it has the required resources to comply with the privacy consent decree, and the investigation comes weeks after Elon Musk took over the microblogging platform, firing more than half ...
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Twitter Executives Could Be Held Personally Liable, Face Huge FTC Fines, Former US Officials Say
Twitter employees could be held personally liable in case the company disregarded a federal order to protect user privacy with the launch of new features on the platform, according to former US FTC officials. According to a former official, the US FTC has always had the authority to single out executives who violate orders and hit them with penalti...
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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Facebook Parent Meta Said to Prepare Large-Scale Layoffs This Week Ahead of Weak Holiday Quarter
Facebook parent Meta is said to be planning to begin large-scale layoffs that are expected to affect thousands of employees this week, according to a report. The company had forecasted a weak holiday quarter and said it anticipated significantly more costs next year, amid the company contending with slowing global economic growth, competition from ...
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"No Such Demand": Twitter Refutes Allegations Centre Forced Agent On It
A parliamentary panel on Friday questioned social media giant Twitter on a range of issues including privacy of user data, possibility of breaches and allegations of irregularities levelled by a former employee named Zatko.
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Facebook Allowed Employees to Access Deleted User Data, Fired Content Screener Claims
Facebook introduced a protocol in 2018 allowing the company’s employees to access data that users deleted, according to a former content screener. Earlier this week, Brennan Lawson sued Facebook parent company Meta, claiming he was fired for raising alarms about the new protocol, which appeared to violate EU digital privacy rules and an FTC order...
