Your Car Is ‘The Worst’ At Protecting Your Data
Ever since tech companies learned that data can be sold for dollars, modern gadgets have collected every iota of user info possible just to sell off to the highest bidder. …
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Google’s Gemini AI Keeps Your Conversations for Up to 3 Years (Even If You Delete Them)
Have you got a secret you don’t want anyone to know? Don’t tell any of humanity’s fancy new AI-powered assistants because the companies behind these new tools are probably keeping …
Canada Post to review use of personal data after breaking privacy laws – National
Canada Post will be conducting a review of its marketing program after the federal privacy watchdog determined it had broken privacy law by using Canadians’ personal information in an unauthorized …
Is your data safe with Canada Post? What we know about privacy law violations – National
Canada Post broke privacy laws by using personal information from the outside of delivered envelopes for a marketing program, the federal privacy watchdog has found. The office of Privacy Commissioner …
Massachusetts Is Trying To Protect Data Privacy In Cars
The modern world runs on data — collecting it, selling it, buying it, there’s a whole economy to tracking and measuring every little thing you do. Carmakers, of course, want …
Kia, Nissan Want To Know When You’re Having Sex: Privacy Report
Cars are growing ever-more complex, with their computerized infotainment and connected apps. There’s really no limit to the wonders modern cars can now perform: They can be remote-started from your …
The Cooper Davis Act Heads to U.S. Senate Floor
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted forward a bill that would force tech companies to report web users to the Drug Enforcement Agency if they suspected them of …
California Cops Send License Plate Data To Anti-Abortion States
Automated license plate readers have been a nightmare for privacy rights activists for over a decade, but last year’s Supreme Court Dobbs decision created an even darker vision: the possibility …