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interestingengineering.comCampaign Nucleus to handle fan registration for World Cup Fan Zone on National Mall
A digital firm led by a former Trump campaign official is collecting contact information from people signing up for official World Cup watch parties in Washington, D.C. The same company also manages ticketing for other events tied to the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Unveils National AI Strategy
Prime Minister Mark Carney presented a government strategy on artificial intelligence Thursday. The plan addresses data dependence on foreign platforms and outlines measures to increase domestic capabilities.
arstechnica.comSupreme Court Allows FCC In-House Fines Against Wireless Carriers, Rejects Jury-Trial Challenge in 8-1 Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the FCC can continue issuing initial penalties through internal proceedings. The decision resolves a split between appeals courts over AT&T and Verizon challenges.
nbcnews.comHHS Seeks State Health Data for Autism and Vaccine Studies
The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting identifiable patient records from state health information exchanges to examine links between vaccines, autism, and chronic disease. Several state exchange leaders have declined or raised legal and privacy concerns.
denverpost.comColorado governor vetoes bill restricting surveillance pricing for wages and consumer goods
The veto blocks a measure that would have banned companies from using algorithms and personal data to set individualized prices and wages. The bill had been described as the strongest of its kind in the country.
BBC NewsMPs to Debate Government Plans for Single NHS Patient Record
The NHS Modernisation Bill reaches its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, introducing a single patient record system for England that combines GP, hospital and social care data.
nypost.comPentagon Acknowledges Commercial Location Data Poses Security Risk to Troops, Senators Urge New Restrictions
The Department of Defense told Sen. Ron Wyden that U.S. Central Command received multiple threat reports about adversaries exploiting commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel. Wyden and 13 other senators urged the Pentagon to disable advertising IDs on militar…
ForbesForbes Technology Council Members Outline Steps to Reduce Cyber Risks on Connected Devices
Council members identify overlooked risks in connected environments and list practical measures organizations and consumers can take. The advice covers verification of controls, API security, patching, data limits, and network isolation.
asiaone.comAdversaries Used Commercial Location Data to Track U.S. Troops, CENTCOM Says
U.S. Central Command told Congress it received multiple threat reports about foreign adversaries exploiting cell phone location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel. Lawmakers cited the disclosure in a bipartisan letter urging the Pentagon to implement long-recommended safegu…
upi.comU.S. Central Command received reports of location data used to target troops
U.S. Central Command received multiple threat reports about commercial location data being used to target or surveil U.S. personnel in war zones. Lawmakers raised concerns about the adtech industry and called for stronger safeguards on military devices.
EngadgetNTSB Removes Accident Reports After AI Voice Recreations Appear Online
The National Transportation Safety Board took its docket system offline after users converted spectrogram images from a UPS crash report into audio of the pilots' final moments. The agency cited federal restrictions on cockpit voice recordings and said it is reviewing the issue.
nypost.comPennsylvania School District Keeps Mandatory Tablet and Chromebook Use
Lower Merion School District will continue requiring students to use tablets starting in kindergarten and Chromebooks from second grade. Parents have petitioned for an opt-out option ahead of a June school board meeting.
ibtimes.co.ukLawmakers Say Data Rules Leave White House, CIA Headquarters Unprotected
Three congressional Democrats warned that federal rules restricting sales of location data to foreign adversaries omit several key government sites. The lawmakers urged the Trump administration to expand protections to cover the entire Washington, D.C. region.
WiredStudy Finds Data Brokers and AI Firms Use Confusing Opt-Out Processes
A report examined opt-out procedures at 38 data collection companies. Researchers documented multiple design practices that make it difficult for users to stop the sale or sharing of their information.
abcnews.go.comTwin Brothers Plead Guilty to Charges Involving 96 Federal Databases After Contractor Termination
Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, 34-year-old twins employed at federal contractor Opexus, admitted to the sabotage after their termination was captured on a Microsoft Teams recording they failed to close. Instructure reached an agreement with ShinyHunters following a ransomware a…
medianama.comData Breaches Reported at French Public Institutions
French public agencies including La Poste, France Travail and ANTS have experienced data breaches in recent months. Personal information from those incidents has appeared on dark web forums.
bbc.co.ukSouthport Attack Survivor Says Hospital Staff Accessed Her Medical Records Without Reason
Leanne Lucas, the instructor at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop attacked in Southport in July 2024, said she was devastated after learning that 48 hospital staff accessed victims' records without justification. An audit by University Hospitals of Liverpool Group identified t…
theconversation.comNHS England Gave Palantir Staff Access to Identifiable Patient Data
NHS England provided Palantir staff with unlimited access to identifiable patient data before anonymization as part of a £330 million contract to build an AI platform integrating health datasets. Internal documents acknowledged considerable public interest and concern regarding t…
medianama.comTexas Sues Netflix Alleging Deceptive Data Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday accusing the streaming service of spying on children, designing an addictive platform, and misrepresenting its data collection practices for years. The suit claims Netflix tracked and sold user data to br…
Nbc NewsTexas Attorney General Sues Netflix Over User Data Collection and Platform Design
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday accusing the company of collecting user data without consent and designing addictive features. The suit alleges Netflix tracks viewing habits and other behavioral data across adult and children's profiles…
ispreview.co.ukNHS England Grants External Staff Unlimited Access to Identifiable Patient Data
NHS England has given external staff from companies including Palantir unlimited access to identifiable patient data. The access relates to work on a part of its flagship data platform. The development was reported by the Financial Times.
EuronewsEU Reaches Provisional Deal to Amend and Delay Parts of Landmark AI Act
Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council struck a deal at 4 am Thursday on the AI Omnibus, an effort to ease overlapping AI regulations. The agreement narrows exemptions, sets new compliance deadlines and extends SME relief to larger firms. An industry coalition urged…
Telegram Founder Accuses French Government of Same Data Practices It Criticizes in X
Pavel Durov stated that the French government is engaging in the same actions it has accused Elon Musk's X of committing. The listed practices include illegally collecting personal data, processing personal data without proper security, extracting data from automated systems, and…
VarietyTexas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Netflix Alleging Deceptive Data Practices
Texas filed suit in Collin County accusing Netflix of tracking users without consent, selling their data to brokers including Experian and Acxiom, and designing an addictive platform while misrepresenting its privacy and advertising policies. The complaint cites Reed Hastings' 20…
Los Angeles TimesGeneral Motors Agrees to Pay $12.5 Million to Settle California Driver Data Sales Claims
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle allegations it sold location and driving data from hundreds of thousands of California drivers between 2020 and 2024. The payment is the largest penalty issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The settlement requi…
WiredOver 5,000 Publicly Accessible AI-Generated Web Apps Expose Sensitive Data
Security firm RedAccess identified thousands of applications built with Lovable, Replit, Base44 and Netlify that lacked security or authentication. Around 40 percent exposed medical, financial and corporate information. The platform companies disputed aspects of the findings and…
The GuardianDeepL Partners with AWS to Scale Voice Translation Service, Offers European Data Residency Option
DeepL, the Cologne-based machine translation leader with $185.2m in revenue last year, informed paying subscribers it will use Amazon Web Services infrastructure. The move has drawn criticism from European competitors and customers citing U.S. data access laws under the Trump adm…
EuronewsAI Predicts Personality Traits From Chat History With Up to 61% Accuracy
Researchers analyzed more than 62,000 chats shared by 668 users of ChatGPT in the United States and United Kingdom. An AI model trained on the data matched users to Big Five personality traits with up to 61 percent accuracy in a pre-print study. Accuracy improved with longer chat…
thehindu.comIrish Supreme Court Grants Stay Allowing TikTok EU-China Data Transfers Pending Appeal
The Irish Supreme Court ruled that TikTok can maintain data transfers from the European Union to China while appealing a regulator's ban over privacy issues. This follows a prior High Court stay on the suspension order. The decision upholds a temporary halt on enforcement amid on…
TechCrunchScholly Co-Founder Sues Sallie Mae Over Termination and Alleged Data Practices Following 2023 Acquisition
Chris Gray, co-founder of scholarship search app Scholly, has sued Sallie Mae in Delaware Superior Court, claiming wrongful termination after raising data privacy concerns. He alleges the company sells user data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations.
Los Angeles TimesSupreme Court Hears Arguments on Geofence Warrants for Cellphone Location Data Under Fourth Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether geofence warrants and phone tracking data violate Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches. Separately, surging data center demand drives up natural gas power costs and prompts policy debates in the U.S. and Chin…
manufacturing.netNigerian Court Approves Meta-NDPC Settlement, Reducing $32.8 Million Fine and Ending Privacy Dispute
Nigeria's data protection agency and Meta have settled a legal dispute over alleged privacy violations, with a court adopting the agreement as a consent judgment. The deal waives a $32.8 million remedial fee and sets aside prior enforcement orders. Meta agreed to improve data pro…
deccanchronicle.comTelegram Founder Claims French Tax Officials Sold Crypto Data Tied to 41 Kidnappings
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has accused French tax officials of selling data on cryptocurrency owners. The alleged sales led to 41 kidnappings this year. The claims were reported by WatcherGuru amid ongoing concerns over data privacy in the crypto sector.
Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Employers Use Monitoring Data to Train AI Agents in Workplace
Companies are increasingly monitoring employee activities on work devices to gather data for training AI agents. Meta has implemented a tool to track actions like keystrokes to improve AI systems, while other firms monitor attendance and AI usage. Experts note this represents an…
Substrate placeholder — needs review54 U.S. Republican Lawmakers Urge South Korea to Ease Tech Regulations
More than 50 members of the U.S. Republican Study Committee sent a letter to South Korean Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha on April 21, 2026, U.S. time. The letter accused Seoul of discriminatory regulations targeting firms like Coupang Inc. and urged an immediate end to such actions. Y…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewSupreme Court Reviews FCC's $100M Fines on Verizon, AT&T for Location Data Sales
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 21, 2026, in a case challenging multimillion-dollar penalties imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on Verizon and AT&T for selling customer location data without proper safeguards. The companies argue the penalty pr…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewSecurity Researchers Uncover Hack-for-Hire Group's Campaign Targeting Android and iCloud
Security researchers have identified a hack-for-hire operation that deployed Android spyware and phishing attacks to access iCloud credentials and compromise devices. The campaign involved targeting victims through multiple methods to steal sensitive data. Details of the operatio…
petapixel.comUK Police Investigate Former Meta Employee for Downloading 30,000 Private Facebook Images
A former Meta employee in London faces a criminal investigation for allegedly downloading approximately 30,000 private images from Facebook users. Authorities suspect he created a program to bypass internal security measures while employed at the company. Meta reported the incide…