Keywords: Data privacy


Google develops AISeal to protect personal data on Android devices

Google is developing a hardware-isolated security environment for Android devices designed to protect sensitive personal information used by artificial intelligence assistants and autonomous AI agents. The technology, known as AISeal, aims to keep private data secure even if an attacker manages to compromise......

Australia Investigates Data Practices Behind Low-Cost Smart Glasses

Australia has launched an investigation into the way personal information is collected and stored through low-cost smart glasses, placing renewed attention on privacy risks surrounding connected consumer devices. The country’s data protection authority said the inquiry is examining the handling......

Apple tightens Mac data controls as AI agent risks grow

Apple is strengthening privacy protections on Mac computers as increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence agents raise new questions about how software can access sensitive information stored on personal devices. The company is working on changes to macOS that would make requests for access to......

Australia: OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Summoned by Senate Committee on AI

Leaders of two of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies are being called to explain themselves before the Australian Senate. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic, have received written requests to participate in a parliamentary inquiry dedicated to the implications......

OpenAI says AI agents mistakenly exposed 53 user-submitted images online

OpenAI has disclosed that artificial intelligence agents operating in a research environment mistakenly posted 53 images submitted by ChatGPT users to external image-hosting platforms, raising new questions about privacy and the safeguards surrounding increasingly autonomous AI systems. The company......

Banks warn AI shopping agents could increase fraud and data privacy risks

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in online shopping is raising concerns among major banks, which warn that AI-powered shopping agents could expose consumers to new forms of fraud, scams and data privacy breaches. A group of international banks, including NatWest, Bank of America, ING, Capital......

Meta smart glasses face privacy lawsuit over alleged unauthorized data collection

Meta is facing an expanded class-action lawsuit accusing the technology company of misleading consumers about the privacy protections surrounding its AI-powered smart glasses. The amended complaint broadens the group of potential plaintiffs beyond people who own or use the glasses to include individuals......

Riyadh brings 194 countries together for global dialogue on AI ethics

Riyadh is preparing to host the fourth UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence from September 14 to 17, bringing together representatives from 194 countries to discuss how the rapidly evolving technology should be governed responsibly. The event is expected to reinforce Saudi Arabia’s......

Meta agrees to $16.8 billion settlement over risks to minors on its platforms

The standoff between Meta and several U.S. states concludes with a monumental financial settlement. Accused of fostering addictive use of its platforms among young people and failing to adequately protect minors, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to pay up to $16.8 billion to settle lawsuits......