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Gmail Users Advised to Disable Two Features Amid AI-related Email Privacy Concerns

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Gmail Users Advised to Disable Two Features Amid AI-related Email Privacy Concerns

A tech expert is urging Gmail users to switch off several features over concerns that Google could automatically access their sensitive email data and use it to train AI. A lawsuit filed on 25 November by Illinois resident Thomas Thele claimed that on 10 October 2025, Google secretly turned on

NAACP Unveils Equity-First AI Standards to Combat Healthcare Bias

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NAACP Unveils Equity-First AI Standards to Combat Healthcare Bias

The NAACP, the prominent U.S. civil rights organisation, unveiled a blueprint aimed at preventing AI from deepening racial inequities in healthcare, calling for bias audits and equity-first standards as hospitals, technology firms, and regulators adopt AI tools. The 75-page report, Building a Healthier Future: Designing AI for Health Equity,

YouTube's AI Deepfake Detection Tool Raises Privacy Concerns Among Experts

YouTube's AI Deepfake Detection Tool Raises Privacy Concerns Among Experts

YouTube is expanding its likeness detection tool, first introduced in October, to millions of creators in the YouTube Partner Programme as AI-manipulated content becomes more prevalent. The tool uses creators' biometrics to help remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness, but experts have warned that it also allows Google

OpenAI Confirms Mixpanel Breach Exposes Limited API User Data

OpenAI Confirms Mixpanel Breach Exposes Limited API User Data

On 9 November 2025, Mixpanel, a third-party web analytics provider used by OpenAI for its API product frontend, suffered a security breach when an attacker gained unauthorised access to part of their systems and exported a dataset containing limited customer identifiable information and analytics data. OpenAI confirmed the incident affected

Meta’s New AI Feature Would Use the Entire Camera Roll for Automated Photo Editing Suggestions

Meta’s New AI Feature Would Use the Entire Camera Roll for Automated Photo Editing Suggestions

Meta has unveiled a new AI feature that would allow Facebook to access users’ entire camera rolls. The system is designed to analyse locally stored photos in order to provide automatic editing suggestions before images are uploaded to the platform. Meta stressed that the function is optional and requires explicit

Cohere Launches the North Platform: A New Solution for AI Adoption in Highly Regulated Sectors

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Cohere Launches the North Platform: A New Solution for AI Adoption in Highly Regulated Sectors

Canadian AI firm Cohere officially launched its agent platform called North on August 6, 2025, enabling enterprises and government agencies to keep sensitive data within their own infrastructure while using AI. North's unique approach deploys AI systems directly in customers' environments—whether on-premises, in hybrid clouds, virtual

Proton Launches Lumo, a Privacy-Focused AI Assistant

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Proton Launches Lumo, a Privacy-Focused AI Assistant

On 7 August 2025, Proton launched Lumo, a privacy-focused AI assistant that applies end-to-end encryption. User queries and responses remain invisible even to Proton itself, as the AI models powering Lumo do not store conversations once interactions end. The service is available to paying Proton Unlimited, Business and Visionary subscribers,

Cloudflare Accuses Perplexity of Bypassing Website Protections Against Content Scraping

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Cloudflare Accuses Perplexity of Bypassing Website Protections Against Content Scraping

In its August 2025 report, Cloudflare accused Perplexity AI of deliberately bypassing website protection systems and technical restrictions designed to prevent their content being harvested for AI training. The company identified suspicious activity across more than 32,000 websites in the space of three months. According to the report, Perplexity’

US Government Builds Digital Health Ecosystem With 60+ Tech Giants by 2026

US Government Builds Digital Health Ecosystem With 60+ Tech Giants by 2026

The Trump administration launched the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem initiative on 31 July 2025, partnering with over 60 technology and healthcare companies to modernise American health data management. The project, backed by the White House and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), aims to build a patient-centred,

A Design Flaw Caused Meta AI to Expose Users' Deepest Secrets

A Design Flaw Caused Meta AI to Expose Users' Deepest Secrets

Meta's AI chatbot service recently raised serious privacy concerns after thousands of users discovered their supposedly private conversations appeared publicly in the app's Discover feed. The issue came to light in early June 2025, when users reported seeing their personal health questions, dating advice, and other

YouTube Will Use AI to Identify Under-18 US Viewers

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YouTube Will Use AI to Identify Under-18 US Viewers

YouTube will begin using machine learning in the coming weeks to estimate the age of US users to automatically apply teen safety measures. The AI will analyse multiple signals, including search habits, categories of videos watched, and account longevity to determine age. The platform's test starting on 13

Meta AI App Exposed Users' Private Conversations Publicly

Meta AI App Exposed Users' Private Conversations Publicly

In July 2025, a serious privacy flaw was discovered in the Meta AI application that caused users' conversations to automatically become public due to default settings, making personal questions and answers visible to anyone, which most users were unprepared for. The root of the problem was the app'

The UK Parliament Passed the New Data (Use and Access) Act

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The UK Parliament Passed the New Data (Use and Access) Act

The UK Parliament passed the Data (Use and Access) Act on June 11, 2025, which received Royal Assent on June 19, introducing significant modifications to the United Kingdom's data protection framework. The Act contains comprehensive reforms to the current UK General Data Protection Regulation and Privacy and Electronic

Quantum Computing's Impact on Modern Encryption Systems

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Quantum Computing's Impact on Modern Encryption Systems

The advancement of quantum computers is bringing us closer to so-called Q-Day—the moment when a quantum device becomes capable of cracking currently used encryption systems, endangering emails, text messages, bitcoin wallets, police records, hospital databases, power plants, and the entire global financial system. According to the Global Risk Institute&

Italy and Hungary Have Failed to Appoint the Fundamental Rights Supervisory Authorities Required by the AI Act

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Italy and Hungary Have Failed to Appoint the Fundamental Rights Supervisory Authorities Required by the AI Act

Italy and Hungary have missed the EU AI Act's 2 November 2024 deadline to designate authorities responsible for ensuring fundamental rights compliance in AI tool deployment, according to data provided by the European Commission. The number of appointed authorities varies across member states, reflecting national law implementation and

DeepSeek R1 in Perplexity: Faster and More Accurate AI-Based Information Retrieval

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DeepSeek R1 in Perplexity: Faster and More Accurate AI-Based Information Retrieval

In January 2025, Perplexity announced the integration of the DeepSeek R1 model into its platform, potentially bringing revolutionary change to AI-based searches. The Chinese-developed model, which runs exclusively on American and European servers, is not only more cost-effective than its competitors but also outperforms them in terms of performance whilst

AI-Based Content Moderation of Online Platforms in Hungary

AI-Based Content Moderation of Online Platforms in Hungary

According to a recent report by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), Facebook and YouTube's moderation practices significantly impact Hungarian users' content. Automatic content filtering performed by algorithms is often opaque, and in many cases, it is unclear to users what rules form the basis for

Data Scarcity in AI Development: New OECD Recommendation to Promote Economic Growth and Data Sharing

Data Scarcity in AI Development: New OECD Recommendation to Promote Economic Growth and Data Sharing

The OECD report released on February 6, 2025, points to the urgent shortage of quality data facing AI developers, a problem for which the OECD's recommendation on data access and sharing offers a solution. The document highlights that improving data sharing and access could represent an economic advantage