Tag: privacy advocates
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AlgorithmWatch: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/biometric-surveillance-explained/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are Feedly Summary: Biometric recognition technologies can identify and monitor people. They are supposed to provide more security but they put fundamental rights at risk, discriminate, and can even pave the way to mass surveillance. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…
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The Register: NHS England warned about plans to extend Covid-era rules for patient data access
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/nhs_england_covid_data_plans/ Source: The Register Title: NHS England warned about plans to extend Covid-era rules for patient data access Feedly Summary: Governance and public consultation need work before rule change goes ahead A group overseeing UK health data sharing has advised the government not to expand legal rules allowing access to patient information introduced…
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Slashdot: Privacy Advocates Urge 23andMe Customers to Delete Their Data. But Can They?
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/14/0133220/privacy-advocates-urge-23andme-customers-to-delete-their-data-but-can-they?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Privacy Advocates Urge 23andMe Customers to Delete Their Data. But Can They? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by privacy advocates regarding data retention practices at 23andMe, particularly focusing on the company’s handling of genetic data and the implications for customer privacy.…
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Slashdot: California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Opt-Out Signals For Sale of User Data
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/24/2034226/california-governor-vetoes-bill-requiring-opt-out-signals-for-sale-of-user-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Opt-Out Signals For Sale of User Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of a consumer privacy bill that aimed to empower users with a universal opt-out function for their personal information in web…