Tag: Privacy

Data Privacy In AI-Driven Learning And Ethical Considerations

Safeguarding Learner Data With AI Incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Learning and Development (L&D) offers numerous benefits, from personalized learning experiences to enhanced efficiency. However, ensuring data privacy and addressing ethical considerations are crucial to maintaining trust and integrity in AI-driven learning environments. This article explores strategies to protect sensitive information and uphold ethical standards [...]read moreData Privacy In AI-Driven Learning And Ethical Considerations

ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ problem hit with another privacy complaint in EU

OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in the European Union. This one, which has been filed by privacy rights nonprofit noyb on behalf of an individual complainant, targets the inability of its AI chatbot ChatGPT to correct misinformation it generates about individuals. The tendency of GenAI tools to produce information that’s plain wrong has been [...]read moreChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ problem hit with another privacy complaint in EU

Here’s How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers [Update]

We’ve previously reported on how General Motors has been collecting and selling the data of millions of drivers to the insurance industry, but now it seems the New York Times reporter who first broke the story also got caught up in this spying. This happened to her and her husband in their 2023 Chevy Bolt [...]read moreHere’s How GM Was Able To Spy On The Driving Habits Of Millions Of Its Customers [Update]

House lawmakers are optimistic about comprehensive privacy legislation

We might really do it this time. That was the takeaway that House lawmakers were eager to impart at a hearing in the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on innovation, data, and commerce (IDC). Comprehensive data privacy legislation is on the table yet again — but this time, it’s different. Lawmakers also touched on children’s online safety [...]read moreHouse lawmakers are optimistic about comprehensive privacy legislation

Adtech giants like Meta must give EU users real privacy choice, says EDPB

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidance which has major implications for adtech giants like Meta and other large platforms. The guidance, which was confirmed incoming Wednesday as we reported earlier, will steer how privacy regulators interpret the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a critical area. The full opinion of [...]read moreAdtech giants like Meta must give EU users real privacy choice, says EDPB

Meta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn

Nearly two dozen civil society groups and nonprofits have written an open letter to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), urging it not to endorse a strategy used by Meta that they say is intended to bypass the EU’s privacy protections for commercial gain. The letter comes ahead of a meeting of the EDPB this [...]read moreMeta’s ‘consent or pay’ tactic must not prevail over privacy, EU rights groups warn

PVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy

Enterprises are hoarding more data than ever to fuel their AI ambitions, but at the same time, they are also worried about who can access this data, which is often of a very private nature. PVML is offering an interesting solution by combining a ChatGPT-like tool for analyzing data with the safety guarantees of differential [...]read morePVML combines an AI-centric data access and analysis platform with differential privacy

As AI accelerates, Europe’s flagship privacy principles are under attack, warns EDPS

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned key planks of the bloc’s data protection and privacy regime are under attack from industry lobbyists and could face a critical reception from lawmakers in the next parliamentary mandate. “We have quite strong attacks on the principles themselves,” warned Wojciech Wiewiórowski, who heads the regulatory body that [...]read moreAs AI accelerates, Europe’s flagship privacy principles are under attack, warns EDPS

Could Congress actually pass a data privacy law?

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, where we dig into the weekend and take a peek at the week that is to come. Now that we are finally past Y Combinator’s demo day — [...]read moreCould Congress actually pass a data privacy law?

Skyflow raises $30M more as AI spikes demand for its privacy business

This morning Skyflow announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B extension led by Khosla Ventures. The deal is interesting on a number of fronts including the round’s structure and how Skyflow has been impacted by growth of AI. The new capital comes after Skyflow expanded its data privacy business to support new [...]read moreSkyflow raises $30M more as AI spikes demand for its privacy business