#data-privacy

#data-privacy

Alphabet's health tech subsidiary, Verily, used the health data of more than 25,000 patients without authorization and actively covered up those violations, a former company executive alleges. The executive, Ryan Sloan, claims Verily fired him after he discovered breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and reported his concerns to the company's senior management. Patient data in the U.S. is protected under HIPAA, which ensures the sensitive information cannot be disclosed without a patient's consent.

What does the volatile global political environment have to do with the menstruation of millions of people? With whom do menstrual cycle apps share our medical data? And how can this information be used to criminalize women who choose to have an abortion? More and more people are downloading menstrual tracking apps on their phones. Hence, these questions are becoming a major concern for researchers and academics.

The report argued that improved data is especially critical now that federal Pell Grants have been restored to incarcerated students. "Better data is essential to realizing the promise of higher education in prison," the report noted. "With reliable, accessible, and ethical data practices, programs can better support student success, identify and address disparities, and advocate for resources and reform ... At this turning point, data is not just a tool for accountability-it is a foundation for educational quality and meaningful opportunity."

Anthropic is making some big changes to how it handles user data, requiring all Claude users to decide by September 28 whether they want their conversations used to train AI models. While the company directed us to its blog post on the policy changes when asked about what prompted the move, we've formed some theories of our own. But first, what's changing: previously, Anthropic didn't use consumer chat data for model training.

Designers need to lead with their human strengths. AI tools can generate design renderings, but it's the designers who make the final decisions, refinements, and bring them to life in the real world. There's this widespread misconception that AI will replace people in most creative work. That simply isn't true. Humans still need to be kept in the loop. No technology will ever replace a well-trained designer who empathises with how people want to live and move within a space

"I am concerned that these actions by foreign powers to impose censorship and weaken end-to-end encryption will erode Americans' freedoms and subject them to myriad harms, such as surveillance by foreign governments and an increased risk of identity theft and fraud," Ferguson wrote in the letters, the statement added.

The complaint filed on 18 August focuses on two algorithmic tools used for processing migrants' personal data, known as Identify and Prioritise Immigration Cases (IPIC) and Electronic Monitoring Review Tool (EMRT). The campaign group claims in a 94-page legal submission that the Home Office is using the tools in a way that limits human involvement in decision-making, and that "design nudges" encourage case workers to accept the tool's recommendations with little scrutiny.

The White House joined TikTok on Tuesday, where it's sharing video clips of President Donald Trump and his staff that attempt to portray them as a quick-witted, rebellious American leaders. These clips, edited together like a sizzle reel, show Trump declining phone calls from Congressmen and threatening lawsuits during a press conference. Another video boasts that Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt "rips" a New York Times reporter after he asked a question at a press conference.

According to a 2021 study from Trinity College Dublin, Android devices send telemetry data back to Google every 4 minutes and 15 seconds without user consent, which includes sensitive information that could potentially determine user location.

Over six months after these events, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that the UK has withdrawn its requests following months of talks between the two governments.

User roles and permissions in Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are crucial for ensuring operational integrity, data privacy, and delivering seamless learner experiences.

Data brokers and other online providers have a responsibility to prevent the misuse of consumer data, and Americans deserve to understand if and how their personal information is being used.

Many people mistakenly perceive Palantir as a data broker or miner, working with government agencies, whereas, in reality, it does neither of these things.

Reproductive healthcare data is some of the most sensitive data that exists, revealing intimate details about an individual's health and lifestyle.

These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database.

AI agents are being implemented across various industries to automate tasks, particularly in finance for fraud detection and in sales for gathering customer data and insights.

Viral videos featuring claims of employees being fired or deported by ICE are spreading fake narratives. These clips aim to exploit user fears around immigration.

The timing of this debate is fortuitous for Contra, a new event platform that is targeting influential brands and people by positioning itself as the Raya of electronic invitation companies.

The steady acquisition by publishers of tools used by academic institutions for evaluations and hiring decisions leads to the consolidation of sensitive data about American researchers.