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No need to consent (per your content) – X has self-granted it and beginning next month can use anything you post to train their AI. With just a little rework of ‘terms of service’ verbiage, snap, it’s theirs! Going forward all you need to do is submit, post and display content on or through X’s services, and you’ll have granted world-, non-exclusive, royalty-free license rights to them. Any dispute you or others may have afterwards will be served up to an X-friendly court in Texas.

Kroger’s adoption of new electronic shelf labels (ESLs) has consumers and some lawmakers concerned the technology could be used in the future to custom-price groceries to individual shoppers. The company claims instead its focus continues to be on pricing competitively to benefit its customers, but there’s concern that dynamic or surge pricing tactics could also be used.

The EU’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2), the law governing how businesses bolster their cyber resilience, is now enforceable. Problem is, most EU member states aren’t set up for it. This is a concern because it applies broadly to organizations that operate within the EU in key industries such as finance, healthcare and technology.

As if concern over social media impact on teen mental health weren’t enough, now organized groups have been found engaging in ‘sextortion,’ a form of blackmail in which teens are persuaded to share nude or intimate photos and then they’re blackmailed into paying to keep the images private. Instagram, which has faced criticism over making their feed addictive to young users, has added new features to protect against ‘sextortion,’ but critics complain that its parent company, Meta, does not go far enough to protect young users.

Specifically, plans are to: 1) monitor Facebook and Instagram to protect against fake celebrity endorsement scams, and 2) aid in identity verification for account recovery.