Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent

Texas is suing General Motors for collecting driver data without consent and then selling it to insurance companies: From CNN: In car models from 2015 and later, the Detroit-based car manufacturer allegedly used technology to "collect, record, analyze, and transmit highly detailed driving data...

X accused of unlawfully using personal data of 60 million+ users to train its AI

In what may come as a surprise to nobody at all, theres been yet another complaint about using social media data to train Artificial Intelligence AI. This time the complaint is against X formerly Twitter and Grok, the conversational AI chatbot developed by Elon Musks company xAI. Grok is a large...

Malicious code in gdpr-cookie-consent (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 4b030241c0f342d263d8d7bb420da387e10189d78cc0201bb34cd2ac047d6764 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'gdpr-cookie-consent' @ 3.0.6 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The packag...

MAL-2024-7903 Malicious code in gdpr-cookie-consent (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ossf-package-analysis 4b030241c0f342d263d8d7bb420da387e10189d78cc0201bb34cd2ac047d6764 The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'gdpr-cookie-consent' @ 3.0.6 npm as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The packag...

PT-2024-28671 · Mattermost · Mattermost

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Mattermost versions 9.9.x through 9.9.0 Mattermost versions 9.5.x through 9.5.6 Mattermost versions 9.7.x through 9.7.5 Mattermost versions 9.8.x through 9.8.1 Description: The issue allows malicious remote users to send unsolicited invites,...

Mattermost 安全漏洞

Mattermost is an open source collaboration platform from Mattermost, Inc. in the United States. Mattermost suffers from a security vulnerability that stems from a failure to disable unsolicited invitations to publicize access to a local channel when the shared channel is enabled, which allows a...

Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta to “stop the company’s practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data of millions of Texans without the authorization required by law.” The prime reason for the initial lawsuit that led to the...

CVE-2024-40834

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings...

CVE-2024-40834

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A shortcut may be able to bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings...

CVE-2024-40787

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements...

CVE-2024-40787

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, watchOS 10.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements...

CVE-2024-40834

CVE-2024-40834 affects macOS where a shortcut may bypass sensitive Shortcuts app settings. The issue is addressed by adding an extra user-consent prompt and is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, and macOS Ventura 13.6.8. For context, the initial documentation lists these patch lev...

CVE-2024-40787

This issue was addressed by adding an additional prompt for user consent. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, watchOS 10.6. A shortcut may be able to bypass Internet permission requirements...

CVE-2024-40787

CVE-2024-40787 is a local, low-privilege impact issue in Apple platforms where an attacker could bypass internet permission prompts. The root cause involves the handling of user consent prompts, allowing a Shortcut to circumvent Internet permission requirements. Affected products/versions include...

US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices

An ongoing US Senate investigation indicated that connected car makers violate consumer privacy by sharing and selling drivers’ data, including their location, on a vast scale, and that the same car makers often obtain consumer consent through deception. Based on this investigation, senators have...

PT-2024-29045 · Apple · Macos Monterey +6

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.8 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7.6 iOS versions prior to 17.6 iPadOS versions prior to 17.6 watchOS versions prior to 10.6 macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.6 Description: This issue allows a shortc...

Meta Given Deadline to Address E.U. Concerns Over 'Pay or Consent' Model

Meta has been given time till September 1, 2024, to respond to concerns raised by the European Commission over its "pay or consent" advertising model or risk-facing enforcement measures, including sanctions. The European Commission said the Consumer Protection Cooperation CPC Network has notified...

Gen Z breakups tainted by login abuse for spying and stalking, research shows

Breaking up is hard to do, but for younger Americans today, ending a romantic relationship requires more than a heart-to-heart conversation—it could also require protection against follow-on invasions of online privacy and security. According to a new analysis of research released earlier this...

Google Android Security Vulnerability

Google Android is a Linux-based open source operating system from Google, Inc. in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in Google Android, which stems from a lack of permission checking in the CompanionDeviceManagerService.java method, which may have a method to pair a companion devi...

Brazil Halts Meta's AI Data Processing Amid Privacy Concerns

Brazil's data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados ANPD, has temporarily banned Meta from processing users' personal data to train the company's artificial intelligence AI algorithms. The ANPD said it found "evidence of processing of personal data based on inadequate leg...