Tag: privacy
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WhatsApp Unveils New AI Features While Ensuring Full Message Secrecy
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in SecurityNewsWhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging platform, has announced a major expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, promising to enhance user experience while reinforcing its longstanding commitment to privacy and message secrecy. Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, has integrated its generative AI assistant, Meta, directly into the app, allowing users to ask questions, generate images, and…
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Chrome 136 Fixes 20-Year-Old Privacy Bug in Latest Update
Google has begun rolling out Chrome 136 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux, bringing significant security and privacy upgrades to millions of users worldwide. The update, set to be distributed over the coming days and weeks, addresses a range of vulnerabilities. However, its most notable change closes a privacy loophole that has…
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Regulators urge businesses to cooperate on data privacy laws
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in SecurityNewsProviding detailed background information is one way to help data privacy regulators during investigations of potential violations. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366623335/Regulators-urge-businesses-to-cooperate-on-data-privacy-laws
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NIH’s Autism Research Project: Top Data Privacy Worries
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in SecurityNewsAlthough the National Institutes of Health appears to have scaled back plans to build a national registry to track individuals with autism, the agency’s research project still poses critical data privacy concerns, said Ariana Aboulafia and Andrew Crawford of the Center for Democracy and Technology. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/nihs-autism-research-project-top-data-privacy-worries-i-5475
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WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy
WhatsApp’s AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-private-processing-generative-ai-security-risks/
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WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy
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in SecurityNewsPopular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner.”Private Processing will allow users to leverage powerful optional AI features like summarizing unread messages or editing help while preserving WhatsApp’s core privacy promise,” the Meta-owned service said in a First seen on…
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Compliance Challenges in Cloud Data Governance
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in SecurityNewsAdopting cloud computing allows organizations of all shapes and sizes to access data and collaborate in the most flexible ways imaginable. While it brings many benefits, it also brings along compliance issues in data governance, particularly when data crosses borders. Ensuring data is safe, private and organized is paramount. The American Data Privacy Puzzle The..…
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News alert: Case dismissed against VPN executive, affirms no-logs policy as a valid legal defense
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in SecurityNewsToronto, Canada, Apr. 28, 2025, CyberNewswire, Windscribe, a globally used privacy-first VPN service, announced today that its founder, Yegor Sak, has been fully acquitted by a court in Athens, Greece, following a two-year legal battle in which Sak… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/news-alert-case-dismissed-against-vpn-executive-affirms-no-logs-policy-as-a-valid-legal-defense/
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How Postal Code Data Impacts Cybersecurity, Privacy and Fraud Prevention
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in SecurityNewsPostal codes now play a key role in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and digital identity verification, raising new concerns… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/postal-code-data-impact-cybersecurity-fraud-prevention/
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EU’s Chat Control Proposal: Balancing Child Protection and Digital Rights
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in SecurityNewsThe EU’s Chat Control proposal presents a critical dilemma: protecting children from online abuse without compromising privacy and security. This comprehensive analysis decodes the legislation’s technical implications and what it means for encrypted communications worldwide. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/eus-chat-control-proposal-balancing-child-protection-and-digital-rights/
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FTC unveils updated children’s privacy rule
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-childrens-privacy-rule-unveiled
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Rapid AI evolution hinders creation of privacy guardrails, OpenAI CEO says
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/rapid-ai-evolution-hinders-creation-of-privacy-guardrails-openai-ceo-says
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Microsoft Rolls Recall Out to General Public After Privacy Backlash
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft expanded the rollout of Recall after months of testing and the addition of new security features. Also, two other AI-powered features for Windows are publicly available. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-recall-expands-rollout/
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AI tests limits of data privacy regulation
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in SecurityNewsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke about where data privacy guardrails are needed and where there might be room to rework privacy approaches. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366623178/AI-tests-limits-of-data-privacy-regulation
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Policymakers look to state laws for federal data privacy law
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in SecurityNews20 U.S. states have adopted comprehensive data privacy laws, meaning businesses face a complex network of laws with varied privacy requirements and definitions. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/news/366623115/Policymakers-look-to-state-laws-for-federal-data-privacy-law
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Sam Altman: AI privacy safeguards can’t be established before ‘problems emerge’
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in SecurityNews“It’s very difficult to predict all of this in advance,” said Sam Altman, who has run OpenAI since 2019, at a major privacy conference in Washington, D.C. “Dynamic response is the only way to responsibly figure out the right guardrails for new technology.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/sam-altman-openai-privacy-safeguards
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RSAC 2025 Innovation Sandbox – Knostic: Reshaping the Access Control Paradigm for Enterprise AI Security
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in SecurityNewsIntroduction As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large language models (LLM) rapidly penetrate corporate operations, data leakage and privacy risks have become major challenges faced by enterprises. Knostic, a startup founded in 2023, is providing enterprises with a layer of intelligent security protection with its innovative Need-to-Know access control technology to ensure the safe deployment…The…
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Lesson from huge Blue Shield California data breach: Read the manual
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in SecurityNewsread the documentation of any third party service you sign up for, to understand the security and privacy controls;know what data is being collected from your organization, and what you don’t want shared.”It’s important to understand these giant platforms make it easy for you to share your data across their various services,” he said. “So…
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Microsoft Resumes Recall Feature Rollout After Privacy Backlash, Adds Security Functions
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft is expanding the rollout of Recall after months of testing and the addition of new security features. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-recall-expands-rollout/
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WhatsApp introduces Advanced Chat Privacy to protect sensitive communications
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in SecurityNewsWhatsApp adds Advanced Chat Privacy feature that allows users to block others from sharing chat content outside the app. WhatsApp announced the availability of a new feature called >>Advanced Chat Privacy
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Google Chrome Keeps Third-Party Cookies Settings, Lets Users ‘Make an Informed Choice’
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in SecurityNewsPrivacy Sandbox, originally pitched as an alternative to cross-site ad tracking, will not show a standalone prompt. Instead, Chrome is readying a different “informed choice.” First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/new-google-chrome-privacy-sandbox-third-party-ads/
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Blue Shield Exposed Health Data of 4.7 Million via Google Ads
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in SecurityNewsBlue Shield of California has disclosed a significant data privacy incident affecting up to 4.7 million members, after discovering that protected health information (PHI) may have been inadvertently shared with Google Ads over nearly three years. The healthcare provider is now alerting potentially impacted members and implementing new safeguards to prevent future breaches. The breach…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Aligns Its Privacy and Cyber Frameworks, While Researchers Warn About Hallucination Risks from GenAI Code Generators
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in SecurityNews
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, breach, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, csf, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, LLM, malicious, mfa, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, router, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out NIST’s effort to further mesh its privacy and cyber frameworks. Plus, learn why code-writing GenAI tools can put developers at risk of package-confusion attacks. Also, find out what Tenable webinar attendees said about identity security. And get the latest on the MITRE CVE program and on attacks against edge routers. Dive into five…
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The Urgent Need for Tokenizing Personally Identifiable Information
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in SecurityNewsIf we want privacy, trust and resilience in our digital infrastructure, tokenization is no longer optional. It’s essential. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/the-urgent-need-for-tokenizing-personally-identifiable-information/
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Lawsuit: Therapist Accessed Nude Breast Photos of 425 Women
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in SecurityNewsKansas Plastic Surgeon’s Patients Allege Privacy Abuses Over Worker’s EHR Access. A physical therapist working at a Kansas medical center used his credentials to inappropriately access nude photos of hundreds of breast augmentation patients of an unrelated plastic surgery clinic over two years – until he was fired in 2023, a proposed class action lawsuit…
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Care what you share
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in SecurityNewsIn this week’s newsletter, Thorsten muses on how search engines and AI quietly gather your data while trying to influence your buying choices. Explore privacy-friendly alternatives and get the scoop on why it’s important to question the platforms you interact with online. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/care-what-you-share/
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NIST Updates Privacy Framework With AI and Governance Revisions
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in SecurityNewsThe US National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its Privacy Framework to work cohesively with its Cybersecurity Framework and guide organizations to develop stronger postures to handle privacy risks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/data-privacy/nist-updates-privacy-framework-ai-governance
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Unbefugter Zugriff bei einem Software-Anbieter aus den USA
Notice of Data Privacy Event First seen on enduesoftware.com Jump to article: www.enduesoftware.com/notice-of-data-privacy-event#