Mullvad VPN Axes Recurring Subscriptions In the Name of Privacy
Mullvad has taken the decision to completely remove the ability to create new subscriptions -- all in the name of storing less data about their users. TechRadar reports: "Subscriptions clearly offer a lot of convenience but as we've seen that conveni.....»»
Verizon is giving away NFL Sunday Ticket for free
Verizon is giving away free subscriptions to NFL Sunday Ticket for the 2023-24 season as the games make the switch to YouTube and YouTube TV......»»
BreachRx Cyber RegScout helps legal and compliance professionals eliminate manual processe
BreachRx launched Cyber RegScout, a product purpose-built to automate cybersecurity, privacy and data protection regulatory analysis. Built on BreachRx’s platform, Cyber RegScout empowers businesses to significantly reduce the time burden and compl.....»»
DataGrail unveils Managed Services offering for data privacy
DataGrail announced a new Managed Services offering that offloads the burdens of day-to-day data privacy management so that companies can maintain their focus on strategy and impact. DataGrail Managed Services now handle customers’ DSR fulfillment.....»»
Billion-dollar Apple lawsuit accuses company of ‘abusive’ commissions on app sales
A billion-dollar Apple lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 1,500 app developers, accusing the company of “abusive” commission levels on app sales and subscriptions. The antitrust lawsuit says that Apple’s monopoly on the sale and dis.....»»
Instagram Subscriptions rolling out to 10 more countries, including Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the UK
Instagram Subscriptions – which allow creators to monetize by offering exclusive content to paid subscribers – are now rolling out to 10 more countries. Instagram offers five subscriber-only benefits you can offer, starting with exclusive posts,.....»»
Paramount+ with Showtime $11.99 price bump starts to hit viewers
Subscribers of Paramount+ who were on the old Showtime and CBS All Access bundle are being warned of a price rise, with the monthly cost increasing to $11.99 as subscriptions renew.Paramount+ and Showtime merged on June 27 into a single service calle.....»»
Osano releases Privacy Program Maturity Model and Data Mapping product
Osano launched the multi-level Osano Privacy Program Maturity Model alongside its new Data Mapping product to help organizations understand where personal information is being stored, mitigate risks and grow mature privacy programs. Developing a priv.....»»
Apple GPT is real and may be coming sooner than you think
Apple is reportedly internally testing Ajax, a secret, privacy-focused AI chatbot with plans to announce some major advance in 2024......»»
UK set to amend encrypted message scanning plans
Proposed new privacy safeguard for planned powers to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images......»»
Report: OpenAI holding back GPT-4 image features on fears of privacy issues
GPT-4's image capabilities can recognize certain individuals, according to NYT. Enlarge (credit: Witthaya Prasongsin (Getty Images)) OpenAI has been testing its multimodal version of GPT-4 with image-recognition support.....»»
Norway has had it with Meta, threatens $100K fines for data violations
"It is so clear that this is illegal," Norwegian regulator said. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Meta's data privacy woes in Europe continue as Norway has announced an immediate ban on "behavioral adv.....»»
It"s sewage, not fertilizer fueling nitrogen surge in Florida"s Indian River Lagoon
From recurring harmful algal blooms—including brown tides—to catastrophic seagrass losses, fish kills and unusual marine mammal deaths—including the threatened Florida manatee—the Indian River Lagoon is environmentally distressed. For decades.....»»
Threads usage drops as Meta blocks VPN access in EU [Updated]
Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) [Update: Top10VPN's head of research, Simon Migliano, told Ars that "demand for VPN services is significantl.....»»
Meta blocking VPN access to Threads in EU
Move comes as Meta tries to avoid violating privacy laws. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) This month, Meta's new Twitter-alternative Threads launched in 100 countries, but not in the European Union,.....»»
Chasing defamatory hallucinations, FTC opens investigation into OpenAI
FTC sends 20-page info request over fears of "false, misleading, or disparaging" generations. Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies about AI rules before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law o.....»»
X Corp. asks court to terminate Twitter’s privacy settlement with FTC
X Corp. motion claims FTC is "tainted by bias," says Musk shouldn't be deposed. Enlarge / Elon Musk arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. (credit: Getty Images | Angela Weis.....»»
ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers
US regulators are asking the maker of ChatGPT about protections for privacy and reputational risk......»»
Twitter asks federal court to terminate 2022 FTC privacy settlement
Twitter has asked a federal court to terminate a 2022 privacy settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is the subject of an ongoing FTC investigation, alleging that the probe has "spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.".....»»
European Commission adopts adequacy decision for safe EU-U.S. data flows
Today, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal d.....»»
Privacy activists slam EU-US pact on data sharing
The deal overcame objections about US intelligence agencies' level of access to European data......»»