Meta sends private AI glasses footage to Kenya with few safeguards - and Europe's privacy regulators may come knocking
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - To improve the AI in Meta's smart headset, data workers in Nairobi sift through private recordings from Western households. These include nude scenes, sex videos and bank details.The article Meta sends private AI glasses footage to Kenya with few safeguar…
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Reddit hit with $20 million UK data privacy fine over child safety failings
abcnews - Britain’s privacy watchdog fines Reddit nearly $20 million for unlawfully collecting and using children’s personal data
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19635 / 7 stories in 10 days
Global regulators say AI image tools don't get a free pass on privacy rules
Carly Page / theregister - Watchdogs warn models that can generate realistic images of people must comply with data protection laws A global coalition of privacy watchdogs has fired a warning shot at the generative AI industry, saying companies churning out realistic synthetic imag…
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Fury Over Discord's Age Checks Explodes After Shady Persona Test In UK
BeauHD / slashdot - Backlash intensified against Discord's age verification rollout after it briefly disclosed a UK age-verification test involving vendor Persona, contradicting earlier claims about minimal ID storage and transparency. Ars Technica explains: One of the major…
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Ireland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks
Vismaya V / decrypt - The probe will examine Grok’s AI image processing for lawful use, built-in safeguards, and impact assessments.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19267 / 11 stories in 17 days
Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 19126 / 4 stories in 21 days
Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe
BeauHD / slashdot - The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency's president, Pasqua…
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AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements
PYMNTS / pymnts - AWS has launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independent cloud located in the European Union and designed to help customers meet the EU’s sovereignty requirements. The cloud is physically and logically separate from other AWS regions, and it feat…
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Wodan AI Secures €2M Funding To Advance Sovereign Data Security In Europe
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Wodan AI, a startup specializing in running artificial intelligence models directly on fully encrypted data, has closed a €2 million pre-seed round. The round was led by Spanish funds JME Ventures, Swanlaab, and Adara Ventures, with additional participati…
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EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech Sector
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The European Commission has unveiled a "Digital Omnibus" proposal that has delayed high-risk AI Act deadlines and has relaxed GDPR consent rules to boost industrial competitiveness.The post EU Unveils Plans to Delay AI Rules and Relax GDPR to Boost Tech S…
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Clearview AI sued in Europe over alleged privacy violations
therecord - The complaint follows several enforcement actions and bans from European data protection authorities which the advocacy group, noyb, alleges Clearview AI has ignored.
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Danish regtech Formalize raises €30M to scale its GRC automation platform across Europe
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Across Europe, small and mid-sized businesses are facing an ever-expanding maze of compliance obligations. Regulations like GDPR, DORA,…
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Imgur is blocking users in the UK
Emma Roth / theverge - The image-sharing site Imgur has shut off access to UK users after the country’s data watchdog warned the platform of a fine, as reported earlier by the BBC. In a post on Imgur’s help page, Imgur confirms that users in the UK can no longer log in, view co…
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 14925 / 6 stories in 5 months
Google Fined $381M in France, $425M in the US for Privacy-Violation Tracking on Its Apps
Rohit Singh / medianama - The instances of fines for tracking users’ data in France & the US highlight the compliance pressure on big tech like Google as regulators take a tougher stance on privacy and targeted advertising.The post Google Fined $381M in France, $425M in the US for…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 4, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 13764 / 10 stories in 6 months
Valve Now Requiring Steam Users Verify Their Age In The UK
Zack Zwiezen / kotaku - Folks in the United Kingdom wanting to shop for mature games will have to make sure they have a valid credit card on fileThe post Valve Now Requiring Steam Users Verify Their Age In The UK appeared first on Kotaku.
Back to Top / Friday, August 29, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 13394 / 2 stories in 6 months
Data privacy startup Didomi acquires Sourcepoint to advance consent and compliance
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Didomi SAS, a Paris-based startup that builds data privacy solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it has acquired Sourcepoint Technologies Inc., a data privacy technology company that combines user consent and data collection. Founded in 2017,…
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DeepSeek Faces German App Store Ban Over China Data Risks
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - German data regulators have asked Apple and Google to remove the DeepSeek AI app, citing critical GDPR violations and illegal data transfers to China.The post DeepSeek Faces German App Store Ban Over China Data Risks appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Back to Top / Friday, June 27, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 8972 / 9 stories in 8 months
EU Regulation Targets Pornhub Over Age Verification Lapses
European regulators have launched an investigation into Pornhub, accusing the platform of failing to adequately block underage content. The probe is prompting demands for stricter age verification protocols to better protect minors and enforce compliance with digital consumer safeguards.
Back to Top / Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 5838 / 2 stories in 9 months