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Apr 14 2024
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Eyes on FISA: Donald Trump’s dangerous buffoonery and the conversation on privacy
New York Daily NewsApr 19 2024
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Senate passes reauthorization of key surveillance program despite privacy concerns
WASHINGTON — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the statute to lapse. The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign
NPR Fact CheckApr 24 2024
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Federal health leaders visit Arizona to promote new rule on abortion privacy
A new federal rule will protect the records of patients who seek legal abortions in other states from criminal investigators, two leading U.S. health officials said Tuesday during a visit to Phoenix. Melanie Fontes Rainer, an Arizona native who is acting director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visited Phoenix to promote the new rule along
AZ CentralApr 17 2024
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Maine House sends stricter data privacy bill back to Senate
Apr. 17—Competing proposals to protect the online data privacy of Maine residents ran aground Wednesday as the Legislature scrambled to wrap its 2024 session. The Maine Senate rejected the stricter of the two data privacy proposals, voting 18-15 Wednesday morning against L.D. 1977, a bill opposed by Maine business owners and advocates because it takes a tougher approach to limiting personal
Yahoo NewsApr 17 2024
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Disagreement and lobbying threaten passage of Vermont’s landmark data privacy bill
As Vermont legislators filtered back into the Statehouse early this year for the 2024 legislative session, several set their sights on a new target for regulation: Big Tech. With the federal government unable or unwilling to set parameters around the collection, sharing or sale of Americans’ data, state lawmakers said they would step up to the plate to establish state-level digital rules by
VT DiggerApr 25 2024
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FTC awarding more than $5M in refunds to Ring customers over privacy settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing over $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers on Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over claims that Ring failed to protect consumer privacy. The FTC claimed in a 2023 complaint that Ring allowed employees and contractors improper access to records from the company’s security cameras, potentially putting customer’s
The HillApr 19 2024
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Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns
The Dutch government said Friday that it may be forced to stop using Facebook after a warning from the Netherlands' privacy regulator about the Meta -owned social media platform's privacy risks. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a statement advising the Dutch Interior Ministry not to rely on Facebook pages to communicate with citizens if it doesn't have a clear idea of how
CNBCApr 07 2024
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Our View: Digital privacy should not be a state-level priority
Increasingly predatory means of profiling and tracking consumers online must be cracked down on – any basic expectation of privacy requires it. The relentless collection and sale of personal data has rightly spurred lawmakers the world over into action. So too here in Maine, where a complex data privacy bill wending its way through the Legislature – L.D. 1977 – has been described as “unique.”
Portland Press HeraldApr 15 2024
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PVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy
Enterprises are hoarding more data than ever to fuel their AI ambitions, but at the same time, they are also worried about who can access this data, which is often of a very private nature. PVML is offering an interesting solution by combining a ChatGPT-like tool for analyzing data with the safety guarantees of differential privacy. Using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), PVML can access a
TechCrunchApr 07 2024
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US lawmakers reach deal on data privacy legislation, aides say
Chairwoman Senator Maria Cantwell listens during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing entitled "Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections," focusing on the holiday meltdown, that forced Southwest to cancel thousands of flights, on Capitol Hill in... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 2 of 2 Chairwoman Senator Maria Cantwell listens
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