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How LLMs leak your data while prompting
Simple prompt injections can trick LLM agents into exposing sensitive personal data. Even with safeguards, attackers extract details…
Austria deals blow to “Pay or Okay” consent model
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court confirmed that DerStandard’s “Pay or Okay” model breaches the GDPR. Users had to…
When privacy becomes training data
Researchers found millions of passports, credit cards, résumés, and faces in DataComp CommonPool, a massive AI training dataset…
FTC notifies 3.7 million Avast customers about compensation
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is emailing 3.7 million Avast customers, informing them they may be eligible…
Apple halts encrypted iCloud backups in the UK
Apple has stopped offering end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK due to government demands. UK authorities issued…
Italy probes DeepSeek data risks
Italy’s Privacy Guarantor has requested information from DeepSeek AI providers in China about their data collection practices. Authorities…
Australian Bunnings faces backlash for privacy violations with facial recognition
Bunnings, Australia’s largest hardware chain, has been accused of violating the privacy of hundreds of thousands of customers…
FTC sounds alarm on social media’s massive user surveillance
The FTC revealed that major social media and streaming platforms, like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, engage in large-scale…
Clearview AI fined €30 million for illegal facial scraping
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has fined Clearview AI over €30 million for illegally scraping facial images…
Russian links in Musk’s Twitter acquisition unveiled
Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter acquisition in 2022 not only involved major financial institutions but also had indirect…