… This is known as “targeted advertising” or sharing for “cross-context behavioral advertising” under certain state privacy laws. You can opt out using the marketing privacy control in your account settings. If you’re not logged in, you can opt out using the Your Privacy Choices link on our website. …
… Shane Bauer, a spokesperson for OpenAI, says the company does not sell user data, though it does acknowledge sharing limited data with marketing partners for targeted and cross-context behavioral advertising. “We give people straightforward ways to control how their data is used directly in our app… …
… An asexual woman, who did not want to be named for privacy reasons, described AI companionship as a kind of emotional laboratory. …
… But as with any cloud system, chatting with Meta AI on WhatsApp will ultimately involve trusting Meta in the same way using WhatsApp for communication does. “A big part of our work at WhatsApp relates to when there’s a perfect solution that’s very hard to use—how do you give people other options th… …
… The ads for the data have also been removed. …
… It was ranked second to last in privacy in the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index. An investigation found that Amazon failed to protect customer data; its Ring cameras have created a suburban surveillance state; and a 2022 report found that Alexa voice transcripts were used for targeted advertising. …
… By 1995, Targeted Marketing Solutions had an exclusive, national contract. …
… In a statement, Meta spokesperson Chris Sgro says, “These allegations misrepresent the reality of our work and we will fight them.” Speaking with WIRED, Ben Winters, CFA’s director of AI and data privacy, says others can find more dubious ads just by searching Meta’s ad library using key words like… …
… Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. …
… Under the proposed privacy reforms, the FBI would be barred from running warrantless searches through American data simply to look for spies. …