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Students raised their hands for a question as OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman looks on during an event at Keio University on June 12 in Tokyo. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

OpenAI lawsuit reignites privacy debate over data scraping

The lawsuit against the generative AI company raises questions about the legal grey area of web scraping in the United States.

3 days ago By Tonya Riley

FTC accuses genetic testing company of exposing sensitive health data

The case is the latest in a series of FTC enforcement actions focused on health data privacy and the first involving genetic information.

Jun 16, 2023 By Tonya Riley

The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel testifies during an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images)

New FCC privacy task force takes aim at data breaches, SIM-swaps

The Federal Communications Commission task force will also examine how carriers collect and share geolocation data.

Jun 14, 2023 By Tonya Riley

Person’s hand holding an iPhone using the Google Bard generative AI language model (chatbot) with prompt entry field, Lafayette, California, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

AI chatbots want your geolocation data. Privacy experts say beware.

Sharing any form of personal data with generative AI models can be risky, experts say.

Jun 8, 2023 By Tonya Riley

PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 06:In this photo illustration, the logos of the messaging applications, Snapchat, Twitter, Slack, WhatApps and TikTok are displayed on the screen of an Apple iPhone. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Broad coalition of advocacy groups urges Slack to protect users’ messages from eavesdropping

Tech, civil liberties and reproductive justice groups want the company to offer end-to-end encryption so users' messages remain private.

May 24, 2023 By Tonya Riley

New laws will require online companies to verify users’ ages. (Getty Images)

Nationwide push to require social media age verification raises questions about privacy, industry standards

Arkansas and Utah have already passed restrictions and at least seven other states and Congress are considering similar age requirements.

May 8, 2023 By Tonya Riley

Clouds form above the U.S. Capitol in between rain showers on the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Hacker posts more D.C. Health Link data online, exposing lawmakers’ personal information

Congressional officials believe 21 members of Congress have seen their personal information leaked online.

Mar 13, 2023 By Benjamin Freed Tonya Riley AJ Vicens

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) talks to reporters while introducing the Restrict Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech

The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok.

Mar 7, 2023 By Elias Groll

Example of a fingerprint scanner. States are looking to put guardrails around the unchecked collection of biometric data. (Getty Images)

Illinois’ biometric privacy law provides blueprint as states seek to curb data collection

An estimated 17 pieces of privacy legislation backed by both Democrats and Republicans are pending across the country.

Feb 28, 2023 By Tonya Riley

executive order — President Joe Biden speaks on the economy. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden calls for action on privacy rights in State of the Union

President Biden called for stronger limits on the data collected by large tech companies in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, repeating a message from…

Feb 7, 2023 By Tonya Riley