Cell phone users can’t stop incriminating themselves
“What kind of doctor was dr. pepper,” Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins once asked a search engine. (Sadly, there was no actual Dr. Pepper.) But it was Richins’ less…
Thousands of taxpayers’ information accessed in CRA breaches
Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a special report to Parliament on Thursday that there had been more than 42,000 confirmed individual data breaches at the Canada Revenue Agency…
OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws, federal and provincial watchdogs say
Commissioners from four of Canada’s privacy watchdogs have found that OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws while developing and training its early models of ChatGPT. Philippe Dufresne, Canada’s privacy commissioner, was…
The hidden cost of Google’s AI defaults and the illusion of choice
Many people are hoping—nay, praying—that the potential AI bubble will burst soon. But to hear Google tell it, generative AI is the future, and the company’s products have to change…
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…