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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Anika Arora Seth, Bloomberg
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
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"Contrary To Voter Privacy": Poll Body Sources On Voting Footage Demands
- Saturday June 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
Countering demands that footage from poll booths be retained for more than 45 days, the Election Commission sources have said that while they seem reasonable on the face of it, they will adversely impact the privacy and security of voters.
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www.ndtv.com
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Judge Rejects Class Action for Google Privacy Lawsuit
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- Reuters
People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. "Inquiries relating to Google's implied consent defense will overwhelm the damages claims for all causes of action," Rogers wrote.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Xi Mingze: All About Xi Jinping's Daughter And Why She Is In News
- Monday June 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Xi Mingze has maintained a life away from the public eye. Her privacy has been a subject of intense protection by Chinese authorities.
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www.ndtv.com
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OpenAI’s Viral Ghibli Trend Might Be a Privacy Minefield, Experts Say
- Wednesday May 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
The viral Ghibli-style image trend on ChatGPT has sparked global participation, including from celebrities and brands. However, experts warn of serious privacy risks, as users unknowingly share facial data that may train AI models. With permanent digital footprints, the potential for misuse, like deepfakes or identity theft, raises critical concern...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Huawei Announces HarmonyOS 5 Operating System With AI Features for PCs
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Huawei on Thursday announced HarmonyOS 5, its first-ever self-developed operating system (OS) for PCs at the HarmonyOS Computer Technology and Ecosystem Communication event in China. It is said to be based on the company’s HarmonyOS Next mobile OS which was announced in October 2024 and has been developed independently of Android. Huawei claims i...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links
- Monday April 14, 2025
- Written by David Delima
Google Chrome is set to fix a 23-year-old privacy bug that allowed malicious sites to track users' browsing history. Earlier measures partially addressed the issue, but Google says Chrome version 136, launching this month, will block exploits used to identify visited links. This update marks a significant advancement in user privacy protection.
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www.gadgets360.com
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OpenAI Trained AI Models on Copyrighted O'Reilly Media Books, Researchers Claim
- Wednesday April 2, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
OpenAI might have trained its artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted content, alleged a research paper. As per the recently published paper from the non-profit organisation AI Disclosures Project, the San Francisco-based AI firm’s recent large language models (LLMs) showed a higher recognition of copyrighted content compared to the ol...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Highlights Siri’s Privacy-Focused Approach Amid Growing Data Security Concerns
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Apple issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting the company’s commitment to protecting user data processed by Siri. The statement came just days after the Cupertino-based tech giant agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed that Apple recorded private conversations with the voice assistant and sold them to third parties suc...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Reuters
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Will Google Face Trial For Collecting User Data, Invading Privacy?
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
- Friday January 3, 2025
- Reuters
Apple agreed to pay $95 million (roughly Rs. 814 crore) in cash to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
- Tuesday December 3, 2024
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
- Monday December 2, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Manas Mitul
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
- Wednesday July 2, 2025
- World News | Anika Arora Seth, Bloomberg
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Contrary To Voter Privacy": Poll Body Sources On Voting Footage Demands
- Saturday June 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma
Countering demands that footage from poll booths be retained for more than 45 days, the Election Commission sources have said that while they seem reasonable on the face of it, they will adversely impact the privacy and security of voters.
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www.ndtv.com
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Judge Rejects Class Action for Google Privacy Lawsuit
- Wednesday June 11, 2025
- Reuters
People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. "Inquiries relating to Google's implied consent defense will overwhelm the damages claims for all causes of action," Rogers wrote.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Xi Mingze: All About Xi Jinping's Daughter And Why She Is In News
- Monday June 2, 2025
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Xi Mingze has maintained a life away from the public eye. Her privacy has been a subject of intense protection by Chinese authorities.
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www.ndtv.com
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OpenAI’s Viral Ghibli Trend Might Be a Privacy Minefield, Experts Say
- Wednesday May 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
The viral Ghibli-style image trend on ChatGPT has sparked global participation, including from celebrities and brands. However, experts warn of serious privacy risks, as users unknowingly share facial data that may train AI models. With permanent digital footprints, the potential for misuse, like deepfakes or identity theft, raises critical concern...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Huawei Announces HarmonyOS 5 Operating System With AI Features for PCs
- Thursday May 8, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Huawei on Thursday announced HarmonyOS 5, its first-ever self-developed operating system (OS) for PCs at the HarmonyOS Computer Technology and Ecosystem Communication event in China. It is said to be based on the company’s HarmonyOS Next mobile OS which was announced in October 2024 and has been developed independently of Android. Huawei claims i...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links
- Monday April 14, 2025
- Written by David Delima
Google Chrome is set to fix a 23-year-old privacy bug that allowed malicious sites to track users' browsing history. Earlier measures partially addressed the issue, but Google says Chrome version 136, launching this month, will block exploits used to identify visited links. This update marks a significant advancement in user privacy protection.
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www.gadgets360.com
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OpenAI Trained AI Models on Copyrighted O'Reilly Media Books, Researchers Claim
- Wednesday April 2, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by David Delima
OpenAI might have trained its artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted content, alleged a research paper. As per the recently published paper from the non-profit organisation AI Disclosures Project, the San Francisco-based AI firm’s recent large language models (LLMs) showed a higher recognition of copyrighted content compared to the ol...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Highlights Siri’s Privacy-Focused Approach Amid Growing Data Security Concerns
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Apple issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting the company’s commitment to protecting user data processed by Siri. The statement came just days after the Cupertino-based tech giant agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed that Apple recorded private conversations with the voice assistant and sold them to third parties suc...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- Reuters
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Will Google Face Trial For Collecting User Data, Invading Privacy?
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
- Friday January 3, 2025
- Reuters
Apple agreed to pay $95 million (roughly Rs. 814 crore) in cash to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
- Tuesday December 3, 2024
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
- Monday December 2, 2024
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Manas Mitul
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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www.gadgets360.com