Data_privacy is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
MIT Tech Review’s The Download flags a sweeping FTC robotics import ban under Trump protectionism, plus multiple hard data points (ICE’s DNA collection ~1M people, a $100M drone AI upgrade deal, a 7-person casualty, and a 71% license-plate reader error) and regulatory moves (New York data-center moratorium), highlighting regulatory and governance risks across robotics, AI, and surveillance tech.
Wispr Flow hints at a new notetaker feature that creates meeting summaries and action items, signaled by updated terms of service.
A burglary in San Francisco involved a Waymo robotaxi, highlighting questions about how Waymo stores and handles footage from its vehicles.
Founder of Scholly sues Sallie Mae, alleging wrongful termination and that the lender-acquirer is selling student data via a subsidiary; Sallie Mae denies.
UK Biobank health data for about 500,000 individuals reportedly offered for sale, triggering data-privacy/regulatory scrutiny.
FTC settlement over OkCupid sharing user photos with a facial-recognition vendor without consent; ~3 million photos plus demographic/location data were exposed; no admission of wrongdoing, but future compliance commitments required.
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