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…
Ontario privacy commissioner releases privacy handbook for small health care organizations
Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) is a complex law with lengthy definitions and multiple obligations, making it challenging for solo practitioners and small health care organizations to meet…
ChatGPT ‘reverse location search’ is scary
ChatGPT users have discovered that the popular AI chatbot can serve as a reverse-location search tool. In other words, you can show ChatGPT a picture, and it can pretty reliably…