Home security firm ADT to be taken private by Thrive Holdings for $7.6 billion Reuters
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Georgia law restricts police use of license plate data to law enforcement purposes. A new lawsuit alleges deputies searched a man's vehicle five times while he was suing their sheriff. Two recorded reasons were "info" and "37." The system accepted both.
Federal rulemakers are deciding what to do when artificial intelligence produces the kind of conclusion that once required an expert. They disagree about how to regulate it. They also disagree about whether the problem has arrived.
Tether, Circle freeze $2.38 billion after Binance reports security incident Reuters
IBM Watson updates focus on data privacy and explainability TechTarget
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General Motors agrees to $220 million payout in Oregon-led data privacy case KTVZ
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FTC expands personalized pricing scrutiny as states, Congress, regulators turn up pressure IAPP
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GM to pay $220 million to settle allegations it violated consumers' privacy Reuters
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A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended.