Tag: privacy
S. Korea fines Meta $15M for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting...
LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog
LONDON -- European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc's stringent...
23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data
DNA and genetic testing firm 23andMe is in turmoil following a data breach last year and its ongoing financial decline. The once-pioneering giant...
National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
A Florida data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information in a data breach earlier...
Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON -- The European Union's top court said Friday that social media company Meta can't use public information about a user's sexual orientation...
Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
We recently asked Meta if it trains AI on photos and videos that users take on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company...