“Blatant GDPR breach,” claims Open Rights Group after discovering a new X setting slipped in recently that grants the company access by default. To fix: go to your profile, then Settings > Privacy and Safety > Data Sharing and Personalization. Select Grok, and then switch the slider to ‘Off.’
At the Olympics, privacy advocates have objected to use of algorithmic video surveillance cameras gathering footage in the city. This is subsequently being analyzed by AI - to predict and to detect threats. Concerns are about built-in bias, false positives, and that this will set a precedent for biometric data collection at other mega events. At the same time, despite the heightened security to protect Israeli athletes, the 'Zeus' Hacker Group gained access to sensitive, personal data and published it on Telegram.
The Pakistan’s Personal Data Protection Bill draft is scheduled to be completed this month and plans are for strict measures and fines that range from $125,000 for individuals who violate the law to $2 million for businesses that disclose or disseminate personal information without authorization.
Email and mobile personalization platform Movable Ink has announced a new integration between its Da Vinci content personalization solution and Adobe Journey Optimizer. Joint customers will be able to develop content assets aimed at each individual email recipient and bring them into Adobe Journey Optimizer for deployment. This builds on an existing integration between Movable Ink Da Vinci and Adobe Campaign.