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Facial Recognition Startup Clearview AI Settles Privacy Suit for $50M
Jun 24 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that...
Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Bill As Too Hostile to Business, Nonprofits
Jun 17 2024 // Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country to crack down on companies’ use of online personal data by letting consumers file civil lawsuits...
Data Privacy, Human Trafficking Risks on the Rise
May 20 2024 // The world can at times feel smaller and more connected than ever before. And though there are many tangible benefits to such intermingling of markets, people and products, potential risks nevertheless remain. With greater...
Maryland Governor Signs Online Data Privacy, Child Protection Bills
May 13 2024 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on...
China Orders Banks, Insurers to Review Cyber and Data Security
Jan 11 2024 // China’s financial regulator told its banks and insurers to thoroughly review cyber and data security across all their businesses, underscoring the government’s increased focus on national security and data...
Google Settles $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Dec 29 2023 // Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in...
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