Meta to use AI chat data for ads without user opt-out

03 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

Meta has announced that it will use users' conversations with its AI assistant to personalize advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. The company will not provide an opt-out option for this form of ad targeting. This policy begins in the European Union and will expand to other regions.

California Updates AI Privacy Laws

California has introduced new legislation updates on privacy and artificial intelligence as of September 15, 2025. The changes aim to enhance data protection in AI applications. Lawmakers emphasize balancing innovation with consumer rights.

Apple and Google remove ICE-tracking apps under DOJ pressure

05 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

Apple and Google have removed several apps designed to help users track and avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities from their app stores. The companies bowed to legal demands from the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid the Trump administration's immigration enforcement push. This action has raised concerns about censorship and privacy for immigrant communities.

UK tribunal orders Apple to hand over iCloud data

04 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

A UK tribunal has ruled that Apple must provide access to iCloud data for law enforcement purposes, prompting strong disapproval from the company. The decision revives concerns over encryption backdoors and user privacy in the digital age. Apple has described the order as a significant setback for data protection.

EU countries deadlock on chat control – decision postponed again

09 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

EU countries remain divided over the controversial chat control law, which involves monitoring digital messages. On Wednesday evening, the decision was postponed once more. The proposal is viewed as a way to track child pornography but criticized as mass surveillance.

Vandals deface New York subway ads for AI companion pendant

Critics have vandalized advertisements for the Friend AI necklace in New York subways, protesting its surveillance features and role in addressing loneliness. The campaign, launched by 22-year-old founder Avi Schiffmann, has sparked widespread backlash online and offline. While Schiffmann defends the device as a supplement to human relationships, detractors warn of privacy risks and societal harms.