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Facebook owner Meta updates privacy policy

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has updated its privacy policies to make them “easier to understand”, with alerts about the changes to begin arriving on Thursday. The company said the changes “don’t allow Meta to collect, use or ...

26 May 2022 at 16:55

Personal Finance

Experian ‘very pleased’ with outcome of appeal against ICO action

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said it will consider whether to appeal, following a ruling on its action to require Experian to change how it handle’s people’s personal data. The judgment supported aspects of the ICO’s decision, ...

20 Feb 2023 at 12:33

City

Privacy watchdog sorry for saying ex-NatWest boss breached Nigel Farage’s rights

The privacy watchdog has apologised to former NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose for suggesting she broke privacy rules when discussing Nigel Farage with a journalist. The Information Commissioner’s Office said that it had not investigated Dame ...

06 Nov 2023 at 14:52

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI overturns UK data privacy fine

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has won its appeal to overturn a fine from the UK’s data protection watchdog over the use of its facial images database. The firm has collected billions of images of people’s faces and data from ...

18 Oct 2023 at 16:45

LinkedIn suspends training of AI models using UK user data

LinkedIn has paused training generative AI models using data from UK users after engaging with the UK’s data protection regulator. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday that it had received confirmation from ...

20 Sept 2024 at 16:43

World

Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

The European Union’s top court has said social media company Meta cannot use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalised advertising under the bloc’s strict data privacy ...

04 Oct 2024 at 13:28

Meta AI tools come to UK for first time

Meta’s generative AI tools, including a chatbot which can be used across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, are now beginning to roll out in the UK, the tech giant has confirmed. First launched last year, Meta AI allows users ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:00

Experts urge caution over using DeepSeek AI chatbot because of China links

Security experts are urging people to be cautious if considering using emerging AI chatbot DeepSeek because of the app’s links to China and the potential implications for personal data. The chatbot has upended the AI market ...

29 Jan 2025 at 15:46

Scotland

Gilruth pauses school ‘sex survey’ after data made available to researchers

The Education Secretary has paused a controversial census dubbed a “school sex survey” and will be raising concerns with officials, MSPs have been told. Jenny Gilruth reflected that the Scottish Government “need to do ...

05 Feb 2025 at 18:14

DeepSeek reopens new user sign-ups despite ongoing security concerns

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek may have been limiting access to new users because of ongoing international security concerns around the app, experts have said, as sign-ups appeared to go live once again. One security ...

06 Feb 2025 at 15:18

Home Office orders Apple to let it access users’ encrypted files – report

The Government has ordered Apple to allow it to access encrypted files uploaded to the cloud by any Apple user worldwide, it has been reported. The Washington Post said the Home Office issued the order last month ...

07 Feb 2025 at 13:09

World

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the US after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a ban. TikTok, which is operated by Chinese technology firm ByteDance, was removed from ...

14 Feb 2025 at 07:38

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