… Democrats now propose to update a privacy law to prevent the sale of health data … The Verge reports that two members of Congress are now planning to introduce legal protections to ban the sale of health data collected in AI chatbot sessions. …
… Your phone number, email, home address, and Social Security number could be packaged and sold to spammers, scammers, and identity thieves right now. Your privacy loss is their gain. …
… The underlying problem, of course, is that buying and selling personal data is legal in the first place. The US urgently requires federal privacy legislation along the lines of Europe’s GDPR . …
… Such a decision would introduce significant privacy and security vulnerabilities to the global digital supply chain that Apple helps shape given YMTC’s extensive, but often opaque, ties to the Chinese Communist Party CCP and concerning PRC-backed entities. …
… Many data brokers are legally required to remove your information when you ask. …
… The bill would also allow federal and state agencies to pursue enforcement actions against Big Tech companies for conduct that harms competition, while carving out protections for privacy, security, and intellectual property. …
… Even strong device privacy like Apple’s isn’t enough to protect you: your digital footprint extends well beyond individual devices and the Apple ecosystem. …
… However, it’s clear which way the wind is blowing on this one in jurisdictions around the world, and we’ve argued before that Apple would be better advised to accept the inevitable now and turn it into a PR win rather than a legal defeat later. …
… This includes privacy features: As with AirDrop , file transfers are encrypted, and your phone number is not revealed … Expand Expanding Close AirDrop crack: Apple was made aware of the vulnerability in 2019 Ben Lovejoy Jan 10 2024 - 6:43 am PT The security vulnerability which seemingly led to an A… …