Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup
… Privacy is paramount. For Slate, privacy is not a compliance footnote. …
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Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
… Last time that Musk tried, the FTC held firm, arguing that Musk was seeking to terminate the order because he was “hoping to limit the FTC’s investigation into alarming developments related to its data privacy and security practice.” Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to… …
Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
… In 2023, the FTC filed a lawsuit accusing Ring of invading users’ privacy by “allowing thousands of employees and contractors to watch video recordings of customers’ private spaces.” Amazon did not admit any wrongdoing but agreed in a settlement to pay $5.8 million for customer refunds, delete cert… …
Apple says its AI is still private, even when it's running on Google's servers
… But the company is still making the same privacy promises it did before, when all of its AI models were either running locally on your devices or on Apple-controlled server hardware. For years, Apple has touted user privacy as a key benefit of using its platforms. …
UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews
… VPNs themselves can create privacy and security problems. “The VPNs that children are incentivized to use pose privacy and security risks. …
Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
… Collery also warned Verizon that California’s invasion-of-privacy statute provides for damages of $5,000 per violation. …
iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
… This is Apple’s first release to support end-to-end encryption for the RCS messaging standard , for example, which, when enabled, can give green-bubble messages some of the same security and privacy advantages that iMessage users have long enjoyed. …
Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption
… Given Meta’s history of privacy lapses and data grabs, there are plenty of reasons not to install WhatsApp. …
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
… Trump’s next moves on AI safety in the US won’t just be closely watched by officials within his administration concerned about national security risks—which apparently includes Vice President JD Vance, who said on Wednesday that the administration was prioritizing “protecting people’s data” and “pe… …
Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue.
… Executive Order 12333 isn’t merely an alternative spying power, wrote Eddington, who focuses on homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute. …