Privacy Laws

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  Epstein Files Release: Who Decides What The Public Gets To Know

  For the past decade or so the Epstein files have been used by Democrats and Republicans as a political stick with which to beat each other. In the meantime, speculation has run rife online with a global guessing game of what these files contain

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  How Chance AI Is Taking On Google Lens With a Curiosity-First Vision Agent, Explains Dr. Zeng

  The technology behind Chance AI relies on open-source vision-language models (VLMs) ranging from 3 to 74 billion parameters, which the team post-trains to suit specific user needs. However, building a camera-first platform in an era of data privacy laws like GDPR comes with heavy responsibilities. To address this, the company adds several data prot...

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  Canadian Judge Rules Man Accused Of Sharing Fake Nude Image Of Wife Did Not Commit Crime

  The Canadian judge ruled that the digitally manipulated photos did not meet the definition of intimate images under the Criminal Code.

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  This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval

  A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.

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  US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"

  All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.

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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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  Grimes Pleads For Son X's Privacy In Explosive Rant: "Don't Even Trust The Law"

  Grimes said she did not even trust the law to help her as her attempts to get Elon Musk to pay attention to her grievances had failed.

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  Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial

  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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  Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16

  Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.

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  Internet Shreds AR Rahman For Using "#Arrsairaabreakup" In Divorce Post: "This Will Give You Full Privacy As Per The New X-Privacy Law"

  A user wrote, "Bro, that hashtag is going to be talked about more than your breakup"