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Tech Corner: Backfiring legal AI tools, AI coding in retail, data centers
The legal profession has to be extra-cautious about any use of AI research and writing tools, partly because of AI hallucinations, as these lawyers can attest.
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European GDPR fines down 33% in 2024, but enforcement ‘remains dynamic’
The Irish Data Protection Commission continues to take the lead on GDPR fines in Europe.
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Irish DPC fines Meta €91m for password storage failures
Meta Ireland stored social media users passwords in ‘plaintext’ without encryption.
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Meta fined $220m for violating consumer laws and data protection rights in Nigeria
The company was found engaging in repeated conduct of “abusive, and invasive practices” against users in Nigeria.
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Meta pauses AI development plans in Europe after privacy complaints
Plans were scheduled to come into force on June 26, Meta decries a “step backwards for European innovation.”
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NOYB urges regulators to stop Meta’s use of personal data for AI
Action is needed to stop Meta’s unilateral actions before the processing of users’ data is possible later this month.
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Spanish data watchdog AEPD blocks Meta’s election products
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos says that Meta’s data processing puts social media users rights and freedoms at risk.
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Three reasons why the EDPB “consent or pay” opinion lets Meta off the hook
Do social media users have a fair choice between giving up their privacy and paying a subscription fee? Read on for reasons to be cheerful, 1, 2, 3!