OpenAI Hit with Class-Action Privacy Lawsuit for Sharing ChatGPT Data with Google and Meta

https://cybersecuritynews.com/openai-chatgpt-privacy-lawsuit/

#OpenAI #ChatGPT #Google #Meta #AI #privacy #surveillance #technology #enshittification

A Tennessee grandmother was wrongfully arrested after AI-powered facial recognition falsely identified her as a North Dakota fraud suspect.

"A new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information like emails and user IDs with the tech giants — and targeted advertising behemoths — Meta and Google, without obtaining proper user consent.

Filed yesterday in California, the lawsuit claims that OpenAI’s data-sharing with Google and Meta violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act, known as CIPA, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points specifically to OpenAI’s integrations with Meta Pixel and Google Analytics, which are data-tracking and collection tools that facilitate targeted advertisements.

The data-tracking model described in the lawsuit — often referred to as “surveillance capitalism” — is the business that the modern internet is built on today. And OpenAI, like countless other tech companies, does include language in its privacy policy noting that it does collect, store, and share a range of consumer inputs and personal information."

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-personal-information-meta-google

#AI #GenerativeAI #OpenAI #Surveillance #Meta #Google #DataProtection #Privacy

Google’s QR-code reCAPTCHA now requires approved Android or iOS devices, blocking some deGoogled and privacy-focused operating systems from verification 📱
@GrapheneOS says the system expands hardware attestation and increases dependence on Apple or Google-controlled mobile ecosystems 🔒

🔗 https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requires-approved-phone/

#TechNews #Google #reCAPTCHA #GrapheneOS #Android #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Privacy #OpenSource #FOSS #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Linux #Surveillance #Freedom #Security #CAPTCHA #DeGoogle

"‘The world is sounding an alarm’: Why big tech is the new colonist

Power is no longer exercised through military force alone, but via technology, finance, and control over information, experts warn.

Istanbul, Turkiye – When investigations by Al Jazeera and other media outlets in 2024 revealed that Israeli-linked artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as Lavender and Gospel had helped generate thousands of military targets in Gaza, critics warned that warfare was entering a new era – one driven not only by soldiers and bombs, but by algorithms, data, and surveillance technology.

Then, in September 2024, thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of Hezbollah exploded in coordinated attacks in Lebanon, widely attributed to Israeli intelligence operations that had turned ordinary communication devices into weapons.

And, last year, reporting by Al Jazeera also raised concerns about the use of cloud and data infrastructure linked to major US technology companies in Israeli surveillance operations involving Palestinians."

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/14/the-world-is-sounding-an-alarm-why-big-tech-is-the-new-colonist

#palestine #BigTech #surveillance #AI
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Meet Paragon: An American-Funded, Super-Secretive Israeli Surveillance Startup That ‘Hacks WhatsApp And Signal’
#surveillance

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/07/29/paragon-is-an-nso-competitor-and-an-american-funded-israeli-surveillance-startup-that-hacks-encrypted-apps-like-whatsapp-and-signal/

More than 170 arrests in #FacialRecognition trial

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddpzglzrv7o

#FRT #UK #privacy #surveillance

Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning - BBC Future
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse

Votre voiture vous espionne. Et ce n'est qu'un début.

Vos données peuvent être vendues aux assureurs, par exemple vos excès de vitesse ou les données fournies par les dispositifs de surveillance du conducteur, censés améliorer la sécurité en considérant que vous êtes fatigué ou en état d'ébriété.

S'y opposer demande un effort considérable, même si en Europe la réglementation assure encore une certaine protection des usagers.

Pour combien de temps ?
#vie_privée #surveillance #BigData

More than 170 arrests in facial recognition trial

런던 크로이던에서 6개월간 진행된 고정형 라이브 얼굴 인식(LFR) 시범 운영에서 170명 이상의 범죄자가 체포되었으며, 이 기간 동안 범죄율이 10.5%, 여성 대상 폭력은 21% 감소했다. 이번 시범은 기존의 전용 차량 대신 가로등에 카메라를 설치해 진행되었고, 47만 명 이상이 카메라를 통과했으며 오탐은 단 1건이었다. 메트로폴리탄 경찰은 LFR이 강력한 수사 도구라고 평가했으나, 시민단체는 엄격한 규제와 법적 근거 마련을 촉구하고 있다. 정부는 기술 도입에 긍정적이지만, 법적 프레임워크 구축 필요성을 인정하고 있다.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddpzglzrv7o

#facialrecognition #livefacialrecognition #lawenforcement #privacy #surveillance

New today: "Responding to the horrors taking place with this software allowed us to reframe the issue around our residents’ due process and privacy rights, speaking to concerns beyond Flock’s collaboration with #ICE or the potential misuse of the system." https://www.texasobserver.org/san-marcos-city-council-end-alprs/

#politics #tech #Privacy #police #USpol #surveillance #news

Ron Deibert: “spyware is only the sharp point of the spear in a massive, growing, and largely unregulated surveillance marketplace that is deeply anchored in the personal data surveillance economy.”
#surveillance #surveillancecapitalism

https://citizenlab.ca/ron-deibert-speaks-at-the-osce-supplementary-human-dimension-meeting-ii/

The future of border security isn’t at the border at all | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/report/928726/border-security-expo-cbp-ice-dhs-surveillance

At this year’s Border Security Expo, the most insidious surveillance tools were the ones you couldn’t see.

#surveillance #tracking #dystopia

#ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their #iPhones Thanks to #Palantir

https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/

#privacy #surveillance #politics

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Cook County Jail could get a $1.1 million #AI-powered #surveillance system. Advocates are worried.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2026/05/12/cook-county-jail-ai-briefcam-chicago-crime The propose...”

https://social.dromografos.report/notes/am6exc9y1rkt02l6

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

The 54-page report, “Looking the Other Way: EU Failure to Prevent Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators,” assesses how the EU’s landmark Dual-Use Regulation, adopted in 2021, is functioning in practice.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/05/12/european-union-surveillance-technology-sold-to-rights-violators

#eu #privacy #infosec #surveillance

Anything that is underneath the cursor gets fed into Google's surveillance AI

구글이 발표한 차세대 'Googlebook'은 사용자가 커서를 움직일 때마다 커서 아래의 모든 정보가 구글의 감시 AI에 전송되는 기능을 포함하고 있어 프라이버시 우려가 크다. 이는 Chromebook과 Android의 미래로 제시되며, 사용자 데이터가 실시간으로 AI 학습에 활용될 가능성이 높아 개발자와 사용자 모두에게 심각한 개인정보 보호 문제를 야기한다. 일부 커뮤니티에서는 이러한 플랫폼을 차단하거나 대체 OS 및 기기로 전환하는 방안을 모색 중이다. 이와 함께 정부와 기업 간의 감시 및 데이터 활용 관계에 대한 논의도 활발히 이루어지고 있다.

https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116563821063587689

#googlebook #surveillance #android #chromebook #privacy

20 million people! The New jim Crow has a list of 20 million people, but y'all stay mad at people for just surviving!

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

https://www.404media.co/ice-agents-have-list-of-20-million-people-on-their-iphones-thanks-to-palantir/

#ICE #Palantir #AI #Security #Privacy #Surveillance #ACAB #Tech

How long before we can't participate in whatever's left of society without Google or Apple shackles in our pockets and on our wrists. (I already can't buy concert tickets since Ticketmaster and DICE have no ability to enter the show via mobile website or printed ticket.) #Surveillance #Civics #Accessibility #Refusenik #Smartphone #Duopoly #Control #CDNPoli

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116561792802802294

demanding everybody submits to #spyware and 24/7 #surveillance is digital slavery. it turns anywhere there is a mobile phone into an open prison.

you are gaslighting people to trap generations, now and forever, into open prisons controlled with #mobile tech and the #internet.

the Digital Services Act will turn #techbros into a globalized tyranny.

this isn't about protecting children.

this is about Brussels complicity in #USA #SiliconValley #fascism.

European Commission » 🌐 2026-05-12
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu

The message from Europeans is clear: children deserve a digital world where they can grow up free, safe and protected.

From harmful content and cyberbullying to addictive online designs, concerns about the risks children face online are growing across Europe.

Tech providers are responsible for the safety of their products and their safe use. Let us give childhood back to our children.

That is Europe's principle; that is the basis of the Digital Services Act.

More: https://link.europa.eu/pQ7Cp4

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An infographic featuring the text "92% of Europeans say children’s protection online is high priority" above an illustration of a grayscale hand holding a smartphone. The phone displays two stylized children in front of it and a blue shield icon with a padlock to the right, surrounded by faint blue stars. The footer attributes the source to "Eurobarometer, May 2026" and includes the European Commission logo.

#Canada’s #BillC22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s #Surveillance Nightmare

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/canadas-bill-c-22-repackaged-version-last-years-surveillance-nightmare

#privacy #politics #C22

Free software offers trust and privacy; #Ring offers mass surveillance: https://u.fsf.org/4aw #Flock #privacy #surveillance

RE: https://indieweb.social/@permafriday/116561082682363965

THIS IS A LABOR ISSUE

now that Google doesn't have to pretend #android is not the #backdoor #surveillance system Snowden warned us about, it has a problem:

app developers.

the app store was always a honeypot for free #labor. without #apps there is no android. so Google has to rein in app devs, if they don't want their #spyware broken.

but if you give up your encryption keys, the app isn't yours. this isn’t about #privacy.

Google wants app devs to be employees without labor rights.

Children deserve to be safe online.

But the sort of mandatory device-scanning software to block nudes, like SafeToNet, that Jess Philips MP (UK) raises in her resignation letter would undermine privacy and security for everyone.

ORG supports measures that empower users and improve safety without mass surveillance.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/darren-jones-keir-starmer-future-labour-leader

#jessphilips #surveillance #privacy #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

#Europe #exports #spyware to #humanrights #abusers, watchdog says
🧐"at least 6 #EU member states – incl'g Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland & Poland – had sold #surveillance technologies to more than 2 dozen countries w documented histories of human #rights #violations, incl'g repression of activists & #journalists.. Bulgaria exported a variety of surveillance #tech to authorities in >20 countries, incl'g Azerbaijan, UAE, Vietnam, Uganda & Jordan"🤦‍♂️🇪🇺 #hypocrisy
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/05/12/europe-exports-spyware-to-human-rights-abusers-watchdog-says

European companies have sold controversial surveillance technologies to countries known for violating human rights, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/12/tech/europe-spyware-human-rights-watchdog/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #surveillance #privacy #humanrights #europe #spyware

La #Suède veut imposer des bracelets électroniques à des enfants dès l'âge de 13 ans
https://reclaimthenet.org/sweden-child-surveillance-bracelets

Le gouvernement suédois a annoncé son intention de faire porter des bracelets électroniques à des enfants. C'est la dernière innovation du système de surveillance mis en place dans le pays vis à vis de ses jeunes citoyens depuis 1 an

Les services sociaux pourront décider quels enfants de 13 ans ou + devront être surveillés, le gouvernement considérant qu'ils "risquent" d'être recrutés par des gangs criminels. Les autorités estiment que 50 ou 100 enfants pourraient être pistés pour leur imposer un couvre feu

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Ils sont devenus fous

#surveillance

#RevueDePressive - Pour la CNIL, les lunettes connectées sont une menace sérieuse pour la vie privée - Next
https://next.ink/237679/pour-la-cnil-les-lunettes-connectees-sont-une-menace-serieuse-pour-la-vie-privee/
> La #CNIL s’inquiète du risque important de surveillance généralisée et une forme de banalité induite : n’importe qui est en mesure de filmer n’importe quoi n’importe où, aussi bien en privé qu’en public. Voilà qui pourrait avoir des conséquences importantes dans les interaction…

https://lesliensde.jeey.net/shaare/1QhRtQ

#META #RGPD #ViePrivée #Surveillance

Europe is moving to block Microsoft, Amazon, and Google from handling government health, financial, and legal data

https://www.techspot.com/news/112362-europe-may-restrict-microsoft-amazon-google-handling-sensitive.html

#EU #privacy #surveillance #Microsoft #Google #Amazon #technology #personaldata #health #government

"A proposed federal #surveillance tower overlooking San Clemente is drawing concerns from residents and officials, who say the project raises unresolved questions about privacy, oversight and whether the system is suited for its stated purpose" #BorderPatrol https://www.picketfencemedia.com/sanclementetimes/sanclementetimes/eye-on-sc/sc-surveillance-proposal-sparks-privacy-oversight-concerns/article_2195d384-02c3-4e4b-b59c-cf814ca54ebe.html

Privacy is a human right, whether it is our personal information, biometrics or the very space we occupy - privacy must be protected in all realms.

Our data and our private spaces must be protected.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #dataharvesting #surveillance

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Identifies privacy, mental privacy and physical privacy as different but interconnected concepts.

The White House's new counterterrorism strategy labels opponents of Trump as domestic terrorists, including those supporting Palestine, trans rights, and opposing ICE. This move allows the FBI and DHS to use AI tools against citizens, raising concerns about privacy and rights. #privacy #surveillance⁠
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In response, the Colorado People's Caucus of AI has launched the Big Tech Tracker to identify re... https://instagr.am/p/DYNmWIGHSq7/

EU negotiations to extend the “Chat Control 1.0” ePrivacy derogation collapsed after Parliament, Council, and Commission failed to agree on privacy safeguards. 🇪🇺
The expired measure had allowed platforms like Meta and Microsoft to scan private messages for CSAM, raising concerns over mass surveillance and legal basis. 🔒

🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/did-the-eu-parliament-really-vote-not-to-protect-children-online/

#TechNews #EU #Europe #Privacy #ChatControl #Parliament #Commission #Encryption #Surveillance #Cybersecurity #Meta #Microsoft #Policy #Freedom #CSAM

So my org uses BILL/Bill+Spend (aka Divvy) for our company credit cards.

Because of ease of use +setup, more nonprofits have been coming onto the BILL platform.

I just learned that BILL is quietly rolling out Persona (a Palantir company) within BILL/Bill+Spend to force users to use biometric and ID verification to update or change user info. Account admins can't revert back to MFA and users are being locked out of their access.

There was zero notification to acct admins and I only know this because I'm on a listserv with other nonprofit finance teams.

This paired with that nonprofit Exec Memo from September 2025 makes me wave all the red flags in the world for the nonprofit sector.

#nonprofit
#surveillance
#PalantirOut

Digital Hopes, Real Power: How the #ArabSpring Fueled a Global #Surveillance Boom
When people remember the 2011 uprisings, they picture crowded squares, raised phones, and the feeling that the internet had finally shifted the balance of power toward ordinary people. But the past decade and a half is also a story about how governments, companies, and platforms turned those same tools into the backbone of a powerful state surveillance apparatus.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/digital-hopes-real-power-how-arab-spring-fueled-global-surveillance-boom

Trump's Border Spending Spurs Boom in AI-Infused Surveillance

트럼프 행정부의 국경 보안 예산 증액으로 AI 기반 감시 기술 산업이 급성장하고 있습니다. 여러 기업들이 AI를 활용해 사람과 동물, 무기 소지 여부 등을 실시간으로 구분하는 감시 시스템을 선보이며, 드론과 센서 등 다양한 하드웨어와 결합해 국경 보안에 적용 중입니다. 이는 AI가 보안 분야에서 실질적이고 즉각적인 활용 가치를 입증하는 사례로 평가됩니다.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/trumps-border-spending-spurs-boom-in-ai-infused-surveillance-4714521b

#ai #surveillance #bordersecurity #drones #computervision

Mozilla, Proton, Mullvad, Tor Project, and EFF signed a letter opposing UK online age-verification proposals over privacy and surveillance risks 🌐
The coalition warned mandatory age gates could centralize identity checks, weaken anonymity, and push open web toward closed, monitored platforms 🔒

🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-mullvad-proton-sign-letter-opposing-uk-age-verification/

#TechNews #Mozilla #Proton #Mullvad #Tor #UnitedKingdom #EFF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #FOSS #VPN #Surveillance #UK #DigitalRights #Internet #Freedom #AgeVerification

Security News This Week: Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare

https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackable-robot-lawnmower-unlocks-a-new-nightmare/

#cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance #politics

#FiberOptic cables can eavesdrop on nearby conversations

https://www.science.org/content/article/fiber-optic-cables-can-eavesdrop-nearby-conversations

#privacy #surveillance

#US #defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10M to former employers

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/08/u-s-defense-contractor-who-sold-hacking-tools-to-russian-broker-ordered-to-pay-10-million-to-former-employers/

#cybersecurity #L3Harris #Russia #surveillance

"Requiring people to verify their age through methods like facial recognition or by registering with an official ID does make it harder for children to access restricted content, but it also prevents anyone from using the web anonymously, particularly now that age verification is being required for more and more services."

#privacy #surveillance

https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

So much use case, so little #privacy law.

https://futurism.com/future-society/man-smart-glasses-records-woman-demands-money #surveillance