Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses are Sending Intimate Videos to Employees
The UK data watchdog is writing to Meta following a “concerning” report claiming outsourced workers were able to view sensitive content filmed by the company’s AI smart glasses. Meta said…
Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations
Users accused Google Assistant – a virtual assistant present on many Android devices – of recording private conversations after it was inadvertently triggered on their devices. They claimed the recordings…
Privacy commissioner expands probe into X after backlash over Grok’s sexual deepfakes
Canada’s privacy commissioner is expanding his investigation into Elon Musk’s X Corp. following multiple reports that its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is being used to create and share explicit images…
DroidLock locks Android devices and demands a ransom
A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its operator…
Google Confirms Android Attacks—No Fix For Most Samsung Users
Android is under attack. Google originally issued a warning on Dec. 1 along with what is essentially an emergency update. This was rushed out to all Pixel users. But for…
Data breach may have exposed 200,000 home-care patients’ information, say Ontario Liberals
Ontario’s privacy commissioner and Ontario Health are investigating a reported data breach affecting Ontario Health atHome, the province’s home-care coordination service. The incident may have exposed personal health information for…