Your Medical Data Is Code Blue

Until last November, I had never heard of Perry Johnson and Associates. But they had heard of me. In fact, without my knowledge, they had information about me that even my closest friends and relatives might not know. Because the company provides “transcription and dictation” services to Northwell Health, a medical provider that has treated … Read more

The Obscure Google Deal That Defines America’s Broken Privacy Protections

Joseph Jerome, who left privacy advocacy to work on Meta’s augmented reality data policies for two years before being laid off in May, says he grew to appreciate how consent decrees force companies to work on privacy. They add “checks and balances,” he says. But without clear privacy protection rules from lawmakers that bind every … Read more

Facebook and Instagram get ad-free subscription service in Europe

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Meta said on Monday it will offer an ad-free subscription option for Facebook and Instagram in Europe after it faced a major challenge from regulators in … Read more

AI Chatbots Can Guess Your Personal Information From What You Type

The way you talk can reveal a lot about you—especially if you’re talking to a chatbot. New research reveals that chatbots like ChatGPT can infer a lot of sensitive information about the people they chat with, even if the conversation is utterly mundane. The phenomenon appears to stem from the way the models’ algorithms are … Read more

How Threads’ Privateness Coverage Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)

Meta’s long-awaited Twitter various is right here, and it is referred to as Threads. The brand new social media app launches at a time when alternate options, like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Spill, are vying for customers who’re dissatisfied with Elon Musk’s dealing with of Twitter’s person expertise, with its newly launched charge limits and an … Read more