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General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit
General Motors has agreed to a $220 million settlement to resolve a multi-state data privacy lawsuit.
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Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced that the platform will transition to a logged-in-only experience for its users.
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GM reaches $220M settlement over selling drivers’ private data
General Motors has reached a $220 million settlement regarding the sale of drivers' private data.
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GM to pay $220 million to resolve claims it sold driving habits data
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle claims regarding the illegal sale of driver and location data to brokers.
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Feds Demand Info on Surveillance Pricing From 9 Companies, Including Walmart, Uber, and Delta
The FTC is investigating nine companies, including Uber and Walmart, regarding the use of surveillance data for personalized pricing.
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Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns
Bluesky has blocked links to leaked Department of Homeland Security employee data.
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In favour of press freedom: 10 changes that could be made in the DPDP Act
A proposal suggests 10 changes to India's DPDP Act to better protect press freedom and journalistic exemptions.
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Russia now requires Apple to store user communications and hand them over if requested
Apple and Microsoft must now comply with Russian regulations requiring them to store user communications and provide them to security agencies upon request.
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Court Should Curb Abuse of Grand Jury Subpoenas Targeting Social Media Users
Civil liberties groups filed a court brief challenging the government's use of grand jury subpoenas to unmask anonymous social media critics, arguing the practice chills free speech and is often issued without evidence of crime.
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Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners
A Florida county discovered unpermitted Flock surveillance cameras during a takedown effort but refuses to investigate who installed them or how collected data was used.
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💾 Fighting DOGE's Data Grab | EFFector 38.19
EFF reports a lawsuit victory against the U.S. federal government for sharing federal workers' personnel files with DOGE and warns of unprecedented government data pooling.
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Instagram restricts cartoonist Rakesh Ranjan’s account in India, citing repeated legal takedowns
Instagram has restricted cartoonist Rakesh Ranjan's account in India citing repeated legal takedowns under Indian IT Rules, without disclosing the specific legal basis or affected posts.
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New Records Obtained by EFF Expose More Problems with Medicare’s AI Experiment
EFF released over 800 pages of records exposing issues with Medicare's WISeR AI program for prior authorization, revealing rushed rollout, vendor problems, and patient harm concerns.
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EU privacy advocates accuse US data annotation firm of snooping on contractors
Scale AI faces five GDPR complaints in EU countries over allegations of unlawful worker surveillance on its Outlier AI platform.
Enterprise
Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica-related claims, exceeding a $17 billion federal settlement and raising questions about broader liability.
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French Court’s Site-Blocking Orders Drive Quad9 Out Of France
Quad9, a privacy-focused DNS resolver, is leaving France after a court order requiring it to block websites accused of copyright infringement by a sports broadcaster.
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Calcutta HC seeks IP logs in ‘sealed cover’, asks platforms to block copies of Adani-Modi video
Calcutta High Court ordered YouTube, X and Instagram to block a video essay on Modi and Adani, and sought user IP logs from social media platforms in a defamation case involving Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia.
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US government acting illegally over electronic surveillance of its own citizens, say senators
US senators claim the government is illegally conducting warrantless electronic surveillance of citizens, with the FISC permitting continued interception despite privacy commitments.