Scott Ikeda, Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine

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Google Chrome Sync Privacy Class Action Revived by Appeals Court

August 27, 2024

A privacy class action against Google that was dismissed in 2022 has been given new life by an appeals court. Privacy lawsuit says Chrome Sync feature collected personal information from those that chose to opt out of it, ignoring their preference to separate their Google accounts from their activity in the Chrome browser.

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Data Privacy News

Digital Price Tags With Real-Time Updates Proposed by Kroger, Walmart and Others Raise Privacy Concerns

August 26, 2024

Two of the largest retailers in the United States have announced plans to shift to digital price tags within the next few years, and the concept has raised controversy due to the possibility of price gouging as well as privacy concerns.

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Cyber Security News

National Public Data Breach May Be Packed With Incorrect and Duplicate Information

August 22, 2024

Individuals have been getting notifications of their information being leaked to the dark web since the National Public data breach was announced. But the splashy claims about "every Social Security number" being exposed do not appear to be holding up.

Data Protection News

Texas Attorney General Sues General Motors Over Consumer Privacy Violations, Sale of Driver Data to Insurance Companies

August 20, 2024

An ongoing Texas investigation is specifically examining whether driver data collected by modern smart vehicles is being misused under the terms of a variety of state laws. The investigation is also looking at potential violations of federal law in the area of consumer privacy.

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Cyber Security News

NIST Releases First Set of Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms

August 19, 2024

The new NIST algorithms are far from the end of the preparatory process, but allow organizations to begin taking concrete action on post-quantum encryption strategies that may need to be operational by the early 2030s.

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Cyber Security News

Trump Campaign May Have Been Hacked by Iranian Threat Group, FBI Investigating Similar Attempts on Harris Campaign

August 16, 2024

Based on a report by Microsoft, the Trump campaign is claiming that foreign state-backed hackers are behind the attack that involved a leak of a vice presidential vetting dossier and other materials to US media outlets.

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Data Privacy News

Privacy Concerns Raised With Extremely Fast Launch of China’s Digital ID Program

August 14, 2024

China’s digital ID trial has stoked privacy concerns, and questions have also been raised about what may happen if a citizen's ID is revoked by the government.

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Data Protection

X Chatbot to Exclude EU Data From AI Training After Ireland Legal Action

August 13, 2024

Grokbot reportedly collected posts from European users for its AI training from May 7 to August 1 this year. This was done without any notification of users or collection of consent, creating a potential violation of EU data protection law.

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Data Protection News

TikTok Taken to Court by Justice Department Over Child Privacy Violations

August 12, 2024

A new TikTok suit was filed in California and will also see participation from the FTC, which initiated an investigation into the company's child privacy practices several months ago. The company remains under a prior court order involving COPPA violations.

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Data Protection News

AliExpress Fined $1.4 Million by South Korean Regulators for Privacy Violations, Temu May Be Next

August 8, 2024

The PIPC fine to Alibaba Group was accompanied by an order to rectify the privacy violations, along with a set of recommendations to avoid future regulatory action. About 180,000 AliExpress customers are thought to have been impacted.

Google Chrome Sync Privacy Class Action Revived by Appeals Court

Digital Price Tags With Real-Time Updates Proposed by Kroger, Walmart and Others Raise Privacy Concerns

National Public Data Breach May Be Packed With Incorrect and Duplicate Information

Texas Attorney General Sues General Motors Over Consumer Privacy Violations, Sale of Driver Data to Insurance Companies

NIST Releases First Set of Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms

Trump Campaign May Have Been Hacked by Iranian Threat Group, FBI Investigating Similar Attempts on Harris Campaign

Privacy Concerns Raised With Extremely Fast Launch of China’s Digital ID Program

X Chatbot to Exclude EU Data From AI Training After Ireland Legal Action

TikTok Taken to Court by Justice Department Over Child Privacy Violations

AliExpress Fined $1.4 Million by South Korean Regulators for Privacy Violations, Temu May Be Next

ASOS Data Breach Led to Customers Receiving Unauthorized Push Notifications

Wikimedia: Rogue AI Agents Traced Back to OpenAI Made Unauthorized Edits, Attempted to Compromise Etherpad

A Wave of AI-Powered Cyber Attacks Hits Numerous South Korean Banks, Exposing Sensitive PII

Hackers Abuse Custom GPT Instances on chatgpt.com to Distribute ClickFix Malware