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Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

WIRED — AI · · International · Enforcement

The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real Privacy

Amazon introduced a new encryption feature for Ring cameras called Throw Away the Key Encryption, which shifts some control over video access toward users. Critics argue the approach still leaves Amazon holding temporary encryption keys, stopping well short of true end-to-end privacy protection.

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Information Commissioner's Office · · UK

ICO statement on its investigation into Police Scotland

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has issued a statement regarding an investigation it opened into Police Scotland. No further details about the investigation's findings or scope are available from this disclosure.

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EDPB · · EU

Failure to respect the rights of individuals: The CNIL fined EXTIA 300 000 EUR

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SCHUFA insists on shadow database. noyb lawsuit now certain

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Police departments across the United States are actively concealing their use of surveillance tools — including license plate readers, cell-site simulators, and facial recognition — by instructing officers to omit these technologies from reports and structuring records to evade public disclosure requests.

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