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Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites
A group of anonymous plaintiffs who filed their taxes online in 2020 using H&R Block has sued Meta, accusing the company of violating users' trust and privacy.
Meta fined €265 million over Facebook data scraping in the EU
Meta has been hit with a €265 million ($277 million) fine for failing to prevent millions of Facebook users' data from being scraped.
Twitter data leak exposes over 5.4 million accounts
Data for 5.4 million Twitter users obtained from an API vulnerability has been dumped to a hacker form.
Tax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to Facebook
Tax websites like H&R Block have been sending users' sensitive financial data to Facebook, including incomes.
Biden signs executive order to protect personal data transfers between the US and EU
President Biden has signed an executive order meant to improve privacy protections for US-EU data transfers.
A data-sharing agreement between the US and UK is now in effect
The countries say the pact will help combat serious crimes, but privacy advocates have raised concerns.
Samsung says hackers obtained some customer data in newly disclosed breach
The company says Social Security numbers and payment details weren't accessed.
Oracle is reviewing TikTok's algorithms and content moderation systems
The aim of the reviews is to ensure the 'models have not been manipulated in any way.'
Manchester City shows off a smart scarf that tracks fan reactions
Manchester City wants to know what makes its fans feel alive.
Is DALL-E's art borrowed or stolen?
Creative AIs are being trained on creative's work. Is that fair, or desirable?
US and UK joint data access agreement goes into effect on October 3rd
The US and UK have signed a Data Access Agreement that will allow law enforcement agencies in each country to request user internet data from the other.
Records reveal the scale of Homeland Security's phone location data purchases
Records show Homeland Security bought massive amounts of phone location data — including a huge burst in 2018.
EU consumer groups file complaint against Google over 'deceptive' sign-up practices
Consumer groups in Europe have filed complaints against Google for using "deceptive design, unclear language and misleading choices" in its sign-up process.
Russia fines Airbnb, Twitch and Pinterest for not storing data locally
Russia has fined Airbnb, Twitch and Pinterest for violating the country’s personal data legislation.
Recommended Reading: How 'Top Gun: Maverick' puts you inside an F-18
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best writing on technology and more.
Engadget Podcast: Clearview AI’s facial recognition is on the ropes
Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham dive into the latest news around Clearview AI.
Report finds remote learning apps collected and sold kids’ data
In their rush to employ online learning as a COVID-19 mitigation strategy, governments across the world exposed young people to the threat of their personal data being collected and sold without their consent.
AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities
In order to provide easier access to faster internet, AT&T is rolling out new multi-gigabit fiber plans that start as low as $110 a month.
Meta hit with $3.2 billion class action suit over alleged exploitation of UK Facebook users
A legal expert has teamed with a litigation firm to sue Meta on behalf of 44 million Facebook users in the UK.
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection laws
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has provisionally fined Clearview AI £17 million ($22.6 million) for breaching UK data protection laws.