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Colombian Court Backs Porn Actress Esperanza Gomez In Meta Nudity Case
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered Meta to change its privacy policies after ruling that it trampled the freedom of expression of a porn actress by closing her Instagram account.
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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Zuckerberg vs Meta Shareholders In $8 Billion Trial Over Privacy Violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, according to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers.
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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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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
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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Woman Accuses IndusInd Bank Recovery Agent Of Privacy Violation, Harassment
Responding to the woman's post, IndusInd Bank apologised through their official LinkedIn account.
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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"Targets Children": US States Sue TikTok Over Privacy Violations
A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their privacy.
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"Thank You For Violating My Privacy": Star Spain Footballer Lashes Out At Politician. Reason Is This
New AC Milans striker Alvaro Morata was filmed entering his home in Milan by the mayor of the city.
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Apple Must Face Narrowed Privacy Lawsuit Over Its Apps
Apple must face a narrowed privacy lawsuit after a US judge has dismissed most claims based on Apple's "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting on the company's iPhones, while allowing claims that the company of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Sto...
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US Sues TikTok Over "Massive-Scale" Privacy Violations Of Kids Under 13
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app.
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Case Against YouTube Channel Over Violating Privacy Of Missing Driver's Son
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Sunday registered a case against a YouTube channel for allegedly violating the privacy of the son of the lorry driver from Kozhikode who went missing in a landslide in Karnataka recently.
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Probe Agency Can't Peep Into Private Life Of Accused On Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that bail conditions allowing an investigating agency to continuously track the movements of an accused violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
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Colombian Court Backs Porn Actress Esperanza Gomez In Meta Nudity Case
Colombia's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered Meta to change its privacy policies after ruling that it trampled the freedom of expression of a porn actress by closing her Instagram account.
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Madras High Court Stays Collection Of Aadhaar Data During DMK's Membership Drive
In a significant interim order, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday restrained the ruling party DMK from collecting Aadhaar numbers and OTPs from the public as a part of its ongoing membership drive.
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Zuckerberg vs Meta Shareholders In $8 Billion Trial Over Privacy Violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Microsoft's LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models
LinkedIn quietly introduced a privacy setting last August that let users enable or disable the sharing of their personal data, according to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night on behalf of millions of LinkedIn Premium customers.
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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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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
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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Woman Accuses IndusInd Bank Recovery Agent Of Privacy Violation, Harassment
Responding to the woman's post, IndusInd Bank apologised through their official LinkedIn account.
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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"Targets Children": US States Sue TikTok Over Privacy Violations
A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their privacy.
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"Thank You For Violating My Privacy": Star Spain Footballer Lashes Out At Politician. Reason Is This
New AC Milans striker Alvaro Morata was filmed entering his home in Milan by the mayor of the city.
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Apple Must Face Narrowed Privacy Lawsuit Over Its Apps
Apple must face a narrowed privacy lawsuit after a US judge has dismissed most claims based on Apple's "Allow Apps to Request to Track" setting on the company's iPhones, while allowing claims that the company of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Sto...
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US Sues TikTok Over "Massive-Scale" Privacy Violations Of Kids Under 13
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app.
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Case Against YouTube Channel Over Violating Privacy Of Missing Driver's Son
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Sunday registered a case against a YouTube channel for allegedly violating the privacy of the son of the lorry driver from Kozhikode who went missing in a landslide in Karnataka recently.
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Probe Agency Can't Peep Into Private Life Of Accused On Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that bail conditions allowing an investigating agency to continuously track the movements of an accused violate the right to privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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YouTube Expands Privacy Complaint Process, Lets Users Report AI-Generated Content Using Their Face or Voice
YouTube is expanding its user privacy protection mechanism to include artificial intelligence (AI) content. The video-streaming giant announced on Thursday that users will be able to report AI-generated content that simulates their face or voice. Users can report such videos using the Privacy Complaint Process, an online reporting system that allow...
