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Canada unveils major privacy reform, AMD quietly disables Ryzen memory encryption, UK regulator faces legal challenge, and G7 DPAs meet in Paris.Sources:Ottawa introduces privacy bill covering children's data and the right to request deletionYour Ryzen CPU used to encrypt your RAM. A firmware update silently turned that off.UK data regulator slammed over lack of action on complaints | Computer WeeklyG7 Privacy Regulators Head to Paris With AI Enforcement Deadline 48 Days OutJust a moment...Canada wants to stop companies from using your data to charge you more, but the details are still missing📰 Read the full edition on the site

New York forces AI bots to identify; Signal vets build encrypted collaboration; Hong Kong eyes ride-hailing data storage; plus Pokemon Go data, medical hacks, India EVM debate, Africa sovereignty.Sources:New York passes bill forcing AI crawlers to identify themselves to news sitesSignal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other AppHong Kong eyes secure storage of ride-hailing data for national securityAfrica Must Build Data Sovereignty and Cultural Protection Now to Avoid a 'Digital Berlin Conference', Say UJ and Sol Plaatje University LeadersThe transparency question at the heart of the EVM debatePokémon Go data helped train AI now linked to military dronesChinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical researchHands-On Tech 271📰 Read the full edition on the site

Microsoft bans Claude over data retention; NYC council pushes AI pause; Florida man sues after AI arrest; Apple hit with $1.2B CSAM lawsuit.Sources:Anthropic's new data retention policies cause Microsoft to temporarily ban its employees from using Claude Fable 5 AINYC schools face public pressure to pause AI use for 2 years'Nobody Is Safe': FL Man Sues After AI Facial Recognition Wrongly Tags Him Child Luring Suspect in Shocking Police Blunder | IBTimes UKIn 2023, Google made 1.47 million CSAM reports.Meta layoffs: More than half of the 8,000 job cuts are in two US states, and these roles took the biggest hit - The Times of India📰 Read the full edition on the site

Nearly a million passports exposed, Signal ready to quit UK over encryption, prosecutor misuses police databases, Canada introduces sweeping child safety laws, and Acxiom's geo-targeting goes live.Sources:Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internetSignal president warns of potential UK exit over surveillance concerns'Suffering Causes People To Make Mistakes,' Says Prosecutor Who Used Cop Databases To Spy On Romantic RivalCanada wants to ban under-16s from social media, and rein in AI chatbots tooAcxiom's geo-based audiences are now live on The Trade Desk in UK and Germany📰 Read the full edition on the site

Signal warns UK plan is mass surveillance; California launches data deletion tool; Meta expands AI data use; Norway fines Elkjop.Sources:Signal attacks UK plan to scan devices for nude images as "mass surveillance"California Made It Easier to Delete Your Data — Why Everyone Should Pay AttentionMeta now wants to use your activity from other websites to personalize its AIElkjop hit with NOK 20m GDPR fine over loyalty club consent failuresThirteen government agencies used embattled transcription company VIQ Solutions raising concerns over nation's data📰 Read the full edition on the site

Meta contempt vs NSO; Mass. bans location data sale; health sharing exposes 300k files; Europe eyes smart glasses; Israeli pardon data at risk.Sources:Meta files contempt complaint against NSO Group for violating court order on WhatsApp targetingNearly 100,000 pres. pardon applicants’ records exposed to wartime cyber threats, report findsMassachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location dataNew privacy frontier: Europe eyes crackdown on smart glassesAxios Vitals - 1 big thing: How health data sharing exposes patients📰 Read the full edition on the site