While the fine will hardly break either of the two tech titans, the ruling could provide a precedent on data collection that could prove much more costly in the future if applied to everything else made available on app stores.
South Korea's Meta fine comes as the result of a four-year investigation into Facebook's data collection practices between 2018 and 2022. Meta was found to have collected user information about sexual orientation, political views and religion among other items.
Zoom's plan for AI data collection is apparently to scrape it from internal customer activity. The March TOS update changed the platform terms to announce that Zoom reserved the right to use platform video, audio and chat content to train AI models.
In military parlance, the phrase “when the balloon goes up” refers to the moment when hostilities with an adversary are imminent. The Chinese spy balloon that sailed over the continental United States signifies something different: a vast—and increasingly brazen—penetration of American networks and communications systems.
Study has harsh criticism for the data safety labels that ostensibly inform consumers about the data sharing habits of Android apps. Almost 80% of sampled apps either did not match up with statements made in the privacy policy or were worded in a misleading way.
In October 2022, TikTok quietly introduced a new emotion tracking feature for advertisers on its platform. Called "Focus Tracking," it promises to only put ads in front of users that it determines are "emotionally engaged".
Chick-fil-A Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Data Collection Embedded in Viral Video Marketing Campaign
Privacy lawsuit alleges that by embedding the Meta pixel on pages hosting its videos, Chick-fil-A violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) which applies only to data collection of personally identifiable information when viewing videos.
In recent years, this has meant regulation and legal enforcement around data collection have not kept pace with the exponential growth in the tech industry. This can oftentimes lead to big consequences for individuals.
New insight into a domestic data collection program run by the CIA indicates even more mass surveillance may have taken place, and some senators are demanding answers.
FTC study indicates that many U.S. ISPs are collecting intimate personal data about their customers, and that customers are largely unaware of the scope and uninformed about their options for limiting this data collection.
