New Zealand’s Biometric Processing Privacy Code will go into effect in November, though companies will have until next August to adapt to the rules. The law has four key obligations: effectiveness and proportionality, safeguards, transparency and safe limits.
The California jury in the Flo Health data class action ruled Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act by collecting user private health data without consent and using it for ad tracking. Meta, which took the case to court in contrast with Google and others that opted to settle, plans to appeal the decision. This is considered a big loss for Meta and a decision that should serve as a warning to other companies on duty of care for sensitive health data.
While it’s important to choose friends wisely, ChatGPT, which is popular with teens, is looking untrustworthy and even dangerous to have as a friend. Associated Press, which published findings of a study done by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), reported ChatGPT prepared to tell adolescents very scary things, including how to get drunk or high, how to conceal eating disorders, and even worse – how to compose a suicide letter to parents. The advocacy group found little keeping ChatGPT from engaging with young people about harmful subjects and... Read More >
CDP Zeta Global has unveiled Athena, a “superintelligent” voice-activated interface that delivers instant answers, smarter decisions, and agentic actions throughout the Zeta platform. It activates a suite of agentic apps that can adapt to each user’s specific goals and styles. Early access will begin later this year, with a suite of agentic apps to follow in the first half of next year.