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Medical data sharing: Are we there yet?
The move toward ubiquitous electronic health record sharing across the US is accelerating, but obstacles remain for providers, payers, patients, and other stakeholders.
This is why personal encryption is vital to the future of business
In an era characterized by increasingly complex attacks, you cannot distinguish between personal and business encryption — it needs to be universal.
Google Bard launches in EU, overcoming data privacy concerns in the region
Five months after Google announced it was launching its own generative AI chatbot, the company has addressed the data privacy issues that had previously made it inaccessible to EU residents.
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EU-US Data Privacy Framework to face serious legal challenges, experts say
Despite the US and EU endorsement of the new Data Privacy Framework, privacy experts remain skeptical that the agreement will survive legal challenges.
Apple warns that UK's Online Safety Bill puts people at 'greater risk'
Some laws don't make you safer. Apple has joined the chorus of those who know what they're talking about to warn against a UK bill that breaks end-to-end encryption.
WWDC: 18+ ways Apple plans to make you more secure
Apple is focused on providing industry-leading privacy features and the best data security in the world. What did it announce at WWDC 2023?
Governments worldwide grapple with regulation to rein in AI dangers
As generative AI revolutionizes tech, governments around the world are trying to come up with regulations that encourage its benefits while minimizing risks such as bias and disinformation.
Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy
A search startup that revolved around providing an ad-free, privacy-centric alternative to Google is calling it quits — and it's well worth our while to contemplate why.
G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now
Over the weekend, G7 members met to discuss a variety of issues, including one topic not normally on the agenda: the dangers of generative AI. They called for action to rein in the fast-evolving technology.
Meta fined $1.3B for violating EU GDPR data transfer rules on privacy
The Irish Data Protection Commission has levied a record-breaking fine against Facebook's parent company, Meta, for transferring data to the US without data privacy safeguards.
Why Apple's iOS 16.6 upgrade will be talk of the town
iMessage Contact Key Verification is expected in iOS 16.6, which should arrive around WWDC, setting the scene for new product launches at the show.
Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities
Two Senate committees met separately Tuesday with industry experts, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on how to control artificial intelligence as it barrels down the development highway, threatening privacy and rights as it goes.
Google I/O and the curious case of the missing Android version
Google barely mentioned its upcoming Android 14 update during its I/O keynote — and it turns out there's a carefully considered reason.
Q&A: At MIT event, Tom Siebel sees ‘terrifying’ consequences from using AI
At MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital conference, Tom Siebel, the CEO of C3 AI and founder of CRM vendor Siebel Systems, said he's been asked by government and military officials to create AI for what he sees as unethical...
Businesses, beware: The Motorola ThinkPhone comes with a major caveat
Motorola's new ThinkPhone is being positioned as the Android-based business device to buy in 2023, but there's something virtually no one is saying.
White House seeks information on tools used for automated employee surveillance
The information will be used to ascertain if employers are violating antitrust and privacy laws, including whether companies use technologies to artificially reduce wages.
ChatGPT returns to Italy after OpenAI tweaks privacy disclosures, controls
OpenAI has relaunched ChatGPT in Italy after making changes requested by the country's data privacy regulator.
As Europeans strike first to rein in AI, the US follows
The European Union is putting the finishing touches on legislation that would hold accountable companies that create generative AI platforms, like ChatGPT, that often take the content they generate from unnamed sources.
ChatGPT learns to forget: OpenAI implements data privacy controls
New “history off” mode is available now, and more robust ChatGPT Business subscription model is coming in the next few months.
