OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health with Isolated, Encrypted Health Data Controls

Artificial intelligence AI company OpenAI on Wednesday announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space that allows users to have conversations with the chatbot about their health. To that end, the sandboxed experience offers users the optional ability to securely connect medical records...

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How can you protect your data, privacy, and finances if your phone gets lost or stolen?

Steps to take when your device is lost or stolen TL;DR This is a guide to help prepare for a situation where your mobile device is lost or stolen, including where it is stolen in an unlocked state. The post covers: Creating good habits in your digital life. Using available features to secure your...

Apple Launches Private Cloud Compute for Privacy-Centric AI Processing

Apple has announced the launch of a "groundbreaking cloud intelligence system" called Private Cloud Compute PCC that's designed for processing artificial intelligence AI tasks in a privacy-preserving manner in the cloud. The tech giant described PCC as the "most advanced security architecture eve...

Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases

European Police Chiefs said that the complementary partnership between law enforcement agencies and the technology industry is at risk due to end-to-end encryption E2EE. They called on the industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety across social media platforms. "Priva...

My Body, My Data Act would lock down reproductive and sexual health data

A new bill entered into both the House of Representatives and the Senate proposes the strongest Federal data privacy protections yet for an increasingly scrutinized form of data in the United States—reproductive and sexual health data. The “My Body, My Data Act of 2022” was announced in early Jun...

A Simple 1-Click Compromised Password Reset Feature Coming to Chrome Browser

Google on Tuesday announced a new feature to its password manager that could be used to change a stolen password automatically with a single tap. Automated password changes build on the tool's ability to check the safety of saved passwords. Thus when Chrome finds a password that may have been...

TikTok Takes Teen Accounts Private

TikTok has decided to boost privacy measures for its underage users, the popular video-sharing social-media company announced. TikTok’s popularity is being driven by teens — the company reported in 2019 about 60 percent of its 26.5 monthly users are between the ages of 16 and 24, and these latest...

Zoom Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption After Setbacks

Video-conferencing giant Zoom is rolling out a technical preview of its end-to-end encryption E2EE next week. Zoom has faced various controversies around its encryption policies over the past year, including several lawsuits alleging that the company falsely told users that it offers full...

Facebook Introduces “Clear History” Option Amid Data Scandal

Facebook unveiled new updates to its social-media platform this week aimed at securing private data – including a new privacy control called “Clear History.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined the new data privacy measure in a post. Clear History essentially brings the capabilities that users are...

FBI: Smart toys could harm children’s privacy and physical safety

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently issued a Public Service Announcement PSA, encouraging consumers—parents, in particular—to think twice before purchasing internet-connected toys. Smart toys and entertainment devices for kids are part of the Internet of Things, and as such, they hav...

Browsers Standing Up For User Privacy

Mozilla chief privacy officer Alex Fowler relayed a vivid anecdote last week during RSA Conference 2013 that illustrates the lengths third parties such as advertisers, data brokers and others who traffic in users’ online behavior will go to track you once you land on a website. Fowler said that i...