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This comes following a one-third increase in in-store crime and verbal abuse of staff and is part of a large £44 million (~ $55.6 million) security investment by the company in a range of security technologies and protocols.

A Polish researcher filed a detailed complaint alleging that OpenAI’s ChatGPT is breaching GDPR in multiple areas of the law, including transparency, data access rights and privacy by design. The issues raised propose that generative AI technology violates GDPR and EU privacy rules. Italy’s regulator raised similar concerns earlier this year, and their investigation is ongoing.

The New York Times has reported Meta may let EU users pay to block ads on Instagram and Facebook or opt for ad-based free versions. While the company was not willing to comment on the information, confidential sources indicated the company was considering different treatment of the EU in response to regulatory scrutiny there. Meta has also faced big fines and the prospect of additional changes from forthcoming digital regulations.

Jordan’s Parliament announces approval of the draft law on personal data protection which was amended by their Senate. The law allows, under supervision of the Central Bank, processing of personal data without informing the person whose data is being processed. It also allows processing of data for purposes the data was collected, but not disclosure to third parties.

Private Internet Access (PIA), a US-based virtual private network (VPN) company has ranked the best to worst US states for privacy. Ranking criteria assessing a variety of factors, including the strength of local privacy laws, requirements placed on business to control data and manage customer privacy, and protections for consumers over their data and over children’s data.

A federal judge has blocked passage of a controversial law that would have required parental consent for use of social media for youth as old as 18. The law, which was signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was deemed “unconstitutionally vague” by the judge in response to a suit brought by NetChoice, an organization whose members include many large tech companies.

Just a nanosecond (it seems) after changing its name to a single letter (wonder if going to punctuation is next?), the company’s privacy policy is asking you to agree to this for “safety, security and identification purposes.”

Their concern is that Fitbit, which holds sensitive health data, forces users to consent to data transfers outside the EU without the option to consent.

In doing so, the car insurance company owned by Berkshire Hathaway, is accused of violating the US federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) which restricts who has access to Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) records.

A dark web hacking forum offered 2.6 million Duolingo user records for $1,500. The data, which includes user names and email addresses was accessed via an exposed API, which the company has known about since earlier this year.

Meta has confirmed that EU users will have the option to switch off AI for Facebook and Instagram, which will give them use of non-personalized content feeds. This is to meet the August 25 deadline imposed via the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).

China is taking the lead in regulating generative artificial intelligence (AI) with new “Generative AI Measures.” These are meant to balance control by the state with endorsement of emerging technology.