Perplexity 'Incognito' chats might not be so private, lawsuit claims
… Perplexity and other tech companies are in hot water for allegedly violating users’ privacy. …
… Perplexity and other tech companies are in hot water for allegedly violating users’ privacy. …
… Link: Attorney General Paxton Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Meta and WhatsApp for Lying About Privacy Measures and Deceiving Texans by Falsely Claiming WhatsApp Messages are Encrypted | https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-files-landmark-lawsuit-against-meta-a…
… In 2019, Facebook paid $5 billion to the FTC to resolve a separate privacy case, including allegations tied to its face recognition software—the largest privacy penalty in the agency's history at the time. …
… The audit, conducted by the team behind the privacy-focused search engine webXray, examined traffic from California users visiting thousands of popular sites. …
UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users The Metropolitan police are currently handling the investigation into the privacy violation. …
… In a statement, Meta spokesperson Chris Sgro says, “These allegations misrepresent the reality of our work and we will fight them.” Speaking with WIRED, Ben Winters, CFA’s director of AI and data privacy, says others can find more dubious ads just by searching Meta’s ad library using key words like… …
… Given Meta’s history of privacy lapses and data grabs, there are plenty of reasons not to install WhatsApp. Unless new evidence comes to light, the allegations in Thursday’s complaint aren’t among them. …
… Now I guess the privacy brand isn't as valuable, so they just reverse it and blame the users.”
… Barnacle, Jr., assistant director in charge of the New York FBI field office, confirmed that his agents would continue investigating similar cases. “This predatory conduct represents a disturbing abuse of technology that inflicts emotional harm on victims, violating their privacy, dignity, and secu… …
… Teen Accounts are specially designed experiences for teens on the platforms with stricter default privacy and content settings. …