Musk’s Grok accused of violating Canadian privacy laws on deepfakes
Privacy watchdog finds xAI’s Grok lacks safeguards for sexualised deepfake image sharing, amid growing global scrutiny.
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US tax agency broke privacy law ‘approximately 42,695 times’, judge says
Federal judge rules that the Internal Revenue Service violated its code by giving immigration agency confidential data.
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Epstein & Africa: Did sex offender push Israel-Ivory Coast security deal?
Latest Epstein files released in January reveal the extent of his relations with some prominent African leaders.
MSF says it will not hand over staff details to Israeli authorities
Medical charity says will not provide Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in Palestinian territory.
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Who controls TikTok’s US platform under new deal?
It comes after TikTok faced years of intense scrutiny in the US due to concerns about user data privacy.
Disney to pay $10m over alleged breaches of US child privacy laws
Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused entertainment giant of unlawfully collecting children’s data
How Donald Trump launched a new push to amass US government data in 2025
Proponents say compiling personal information in a single database is more efficient. But critics fear risks to privacy.
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Personal data of thousands left exposed by new Somalia e-visa security flaw
Al Jazeera finds Somalia’s electronic visa website lacks proper security, allowing anyone to download sensitive data.
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Why is Trump demanding travellers’ social media handles; how will it work?
Visitors from ‘visa waiver’ countries will have to provide a five-year social media history to enter the US.
US plans to ask visitors to share 5 years of social media history to enter
Tourists from 42 countries may soon need to also disclose email accounts, extensive family history and biometrics.
Brigitte Macron faces criticism after using sexist insult about activists
The French first lady’s team says she had intended to criticise a feminist group’s ‘radical method’ of protest.
