GDPR Privacy
Bing gets search results from Edge

Bing gets search results from Edge

Microsoft Edge browser has a privacy issue that can lead to URL leaks. Bing gets search results from Edge. This issue arises due to the “search suggestions” feature in Edge, which suggests URLs as users type. These suggested URLs are fetched from Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. However, the URLs are fetched even before the user […]

GDPR Privacy Security

The privacy loophole in your doorbell

Did you know that your Ring doorbell video footage could be part of police surveillance? Ring saw search warrants increase 33 percent in 2022 from the previous year. The lack of legal controls on what police can ask for, and judges failing to properly scrutinize these warrants, opens the door for even indoor home footage […]

GDPR Privacy

Proposed EU-US Data privacy framework is too vague

The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has recommended states that the executive order is too vague, and leaves US courts — who would be the sole interpreters of the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework — wiggle room to approve the bulk collection of data for signals intelligence, and doesn’t apply […]

AI GDPR Privacy
AI Dilemma

What you put in ChatGPT stays in ChatGPT!

The ChatGPT tool is a language model based on the GPT-3.5 architecture and trained by OpenAI. It uses a web crawler to collect data and generate responses to user input. While this technology has many useful applications, it also raises concerns about the potential misuse of proprietary information. One way that the ChatGPT tool collects […]

AI GDPR Privacy

Italian DPA halts AI Chatbot due to privacy concerns

The Italian privacy regulator has ordered a popular AI chatbot to cease processing data on domestic citizens after breaking GDPR rules. The ‘virtual friend’ app tries to improve users’ emotional well-being and help users understand their thoughts and calm anxiety through stress management, socialization and the search for love,” but doesn’t seem to comply with […]