California passed an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to add neural data protection under the category of sensitive data. Users can now request, delete, correct, and ask to limit what brain activity data a company collects on them.
Telegram has changed its privacy policy and will now provide judicial authorities with user ID data upon request. The company, which touts strict privacy control, had previously limited cooperation with law enforcement to cases involving suspected terrorists.
In a major kid privacy change, Instagram announced all teen accounts in the US, UK, Canada and Australia are getting new protective settings that limit the types of content young people ages 18 and younger can see and restrict who can contact them. Teens under 16 will be required to get parental permission to change the default settings. This privacy plan will roll out to more countries beginning early 2025.
Scope3 Media Reporting has raised $25 million in new funding to support its mission to measure media and advertising carbon emissions and suggest optimizations that will reduce them. Brands that use Scope3 to reduce their emissions include Coca-Cola, General Motors and Mastercard. It now plans to address the growing threat of emissions caused by the use of AI.