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AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warns
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AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warns

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for minors, a leading US...

DeepSeek transferred data without consent, South Korean watchdog says | Technology News
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DeepSeek transferred data without consent, South Korean watchdog says | Technology News

Personal Information Protection Commission says AI model sent personal data to Beijing-based cloud service. South Korea’s data protection watchdog has accused DeepSeek, the...

News media must reinvent their watchdog role, says researcher
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News media must reinvent their watchdog role, says researcher

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft have deeply embedded themselves into every aspect of...

France’s antitrust watchdog fines Apple for problems with App Tracking Transparency
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France’s antitrust watchdog fines Apple for problems with App Tracking Transparency

The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)( France’s antitrust watchdog fined...

UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft’s OpenAI deal
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UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft’s OpenAI deal

The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston....

UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data
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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children’s personal data

A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Martin...

Corruption derailing climate fight, watchdog warns | Climate Crisis News
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Corruption derailing climate fight, watchdog warns | Climate Crisis News

Transparency International says corruption holds back global cooperation on climate change policy. Corruption threatens to “derail” global cooperation to tackle climate change, according...

South Korea watchdog to question DeepSeek over user data
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South Korea watchdog to question DeepSeek over user data

Credit: CC0 Public Domain South Korea will ask Chinese startup DeepSeek how it manages users’ personal information, Seoul’s data watchdog said Friday, after...

Italy’s data watchdog has questions for DeepSeek
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Italy’s data watchdog has questions for DeepSeek

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Italy’s Data Protection Agency, which briefly blocked ChatGPT in 2023, has raised questions about the use of personal data...