HeadFlash Privacy

Microsoft bans Claude over data retention; NYC council pushes AI pause; Florida man sues after AI arrest; Apple hit with $1.2B CSAM lawsuit.

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• Anthropic's new data retention policies cause Microsoft to temporarily ban its employees from using Claude Fable 5 AI
• NYC schools face public pressure to pause AI use for 2 years
• 'Nobody Is Safe': FL Man Sues After AI Facial Recognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder | IBTimes UK
• In 2023, Google made 1.47 million CSAM reports.
• Meta layoffs: More than half of the 8,000 job cuts are in two US states, and these roles took the biggest hit - The Times of India

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Nearly a million passports exposed, Signal ready to quit UK over encryption, prosecutor misuses police databases, Canada introduces sweeping child safety laws, and Acxiom's geo-targeting goes live.

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• Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
• Signal president warns of potential UK exit over surveillance concerns
• 'Suffering Causes People To Make Mistakes,' Says Prosecutor Who Used Cop Databases To Spy On Romantic Rival
• Canada wants to ban under-16s from social media, and rein in AI chatbots too
• Acxiom's geo-based audiences are now live on The Trade Desk in UK and Germany

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Signal warns UK plan is mass surveillance; California launches data deletion tool; Meta expands AI data use; Norway fines Elkjop.

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• Signal attacks UK plan to scan devices for nude images as "mass surveillance"
• California Made It Easier to Delete Your Data — Why Everyone Should Pay Attention
• Meta now wants to use your activity from other websites to personalize its AI
• Elkjop hit with NOK 20m GDPR fine over loyalty club consent failures
• Thirteen government agencies used embattled transcription company VIQ Solutions raising concerns over nation's data

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Meta contempt vs NSO; Mass. bans location data sale; health sharing exposes 300k files; Europe eyes smart glasses; Israeli pardon data at risk.

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• Meta files contempt complaint against NSO Group for violating court order on WhatsApp targeting
• Nearly 100,000 pres. pardon applicants’ records exposed to wartime cyber threats, report finds
• Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data
• New privacy frontier: Europe eyes crackdown on smart glasses
• Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: How health data sharing exposes patients

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