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Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion after a finding that the company deceived users about their privacy. The ruling represents one of the largest penalties ever imposed on a technology company over privacy practices.
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Meta ordered to pay $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica data privacy Quartz
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Guide Includes Easy, Quick Ways To Identify and Protect Against Online Threats SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published “Online Privacy for Parents and Youth,” a new guide to help families protect themselves online. "Parents don’t need to be technology experts to help their children navigate the digital world safely” said EFF Public Interest Technology Director Babette Ngene. “At EFF, we believe in empowering families with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about their digital lives. It’s about meeting families where they are and giving paren…
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Massachusetts lawmakers face impending deadline on landmark data privacy bill Brookline.News
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The Berlin Institute of Health is hosting a lecture series focused on health data privacy, covering perspectives and challenges in the field.
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CMI Media Group and Compas Promote Leanne Smith to Chief Data Privacy Officer to Advance Enterprise Governance and Address Evolving Industry Landscape Yahoo Finance
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Judge Stevens discusses privacy rights at JCC The Citizens' Voice
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New Mexico has secured a $25 billion judgment against Meta, the largest fine the company has ever faced, stemming from allegations that it misled users about how Facebook handles their personal data.
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Germany's Berlin Data Protection Authority has ruled that four major political parties — the SPD, Greens, Die Linke, and CDU — illegally used microtargeting during the 2021 federal election, following complaints filed by privacy group noyb. A separate complaint against the AfD remains open after the party challenged the regulator's investigative authority in court.
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Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.
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A federal court in New York ruled on October 20, 2026 that the Office of Personnel Management broke federal law by sharing millions of federal employee records with DOGE personnel. The court found OPM violated two provisions of the Privacy Act, covering both unlawful inter-agency disclosure and the duty to protect record security.
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New Jersey is moving forward with legislation that would impose privacy protections on chatbots and give residents a legal path to sue companies when those chatbots cause harm. The bill is modeled on a framework developed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
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Privacy and consumer advocacy groups are pushing a legislative package called the People-First bill to establish state-level rules around AI companion products, particularly those marketed to or used by seniors. The bill has been introduced in at least seven states and is backed by dozens of organizations including EPIC and the Consumer Federation of America.
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An AI agent was added to a large listserv used by prominent internet researchers, triggering widespread alarm and confusion among the 7,500 members. The incident has sparked ongoing debate about how AI participants should be disclosed and handled in professional communication spaces.
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Is your television listening to every conversation? Filling your home with highly invasive ads? Some viewers have had enough of tech violating their privacy When Dan had had enough of his television, he threw a rock straight through the screen. The offence? His smart TV was downloading its third update in three days. “It drove me crazy with what seemed like daily software updates that never fixed anything and ‘features’ that never seemed to work,” says the 71-year-old from Illinois. “And of course, constantly trying to push me to subscribe to paid-for services when all I wanted to do was watc…
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The future of EU-US data transfers: The Data Privacy Framework can survive after Slaughter Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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A government audit of the TSA's facial recognition program found significant weaknesses in how the agency handles traveler privacy. The finding suggests the program's privacy protections are not keeping pace with its deployment at airports.
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WELL Health has appointed a former privacy leader from Cancer Care Ontario to head its artificial intelligence governance work. The hire signals a deliberate effort to bring health-sector privacy expertise into the company's AI policy function.
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WELL Health has appointed Samara Starkman as Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President of Legal & Regulatory, adding dedicated leadership over privacy and AI governance. The move signals a structural commitment to managing regulatory and data responsibilities at the executive level.
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The UK Information Commissioner's Office has closed its public consultation on how privacy rules apply to the use of personal data in research contexts. The consultation period has now ended, meaning responses will be reviewed before any guidance or policy changes are issued.
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Canada's Privacy Commissioner has launched a Children's Privacy Code aimed at strengthening online privacy protections for young people. The initiative signals a push for clearer, enforceable standards around how children's personal data is collected and used.
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AI agents perform better when users share more personal information, but that dependency creates real privacy tradeoffs. The more data an agent can access, the more useful it becomes, and the more exposure a user accepts in return.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released Privacy Badger, its free tracker-blocking browser extension, for Safari on macOS, requiring Safari version 26.5 or higher. The tool, already used by more than four million people on other browsers, is designed to block online trackers and limit data collection by advertisers and data brokers.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released Privacy Badger, its free tracker-blocking browser extension, for Safari on macOS. The tool, already used by more than four million people on other browsers, requires Safari version 26.5 or higher.
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