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Jai Prakash

EU Plans to Cut Back GDPR Rules to Help Businesses

The European Union (EU) is preparing to scale back its well-known data privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission, which creates and enforces EU laws, plans to present a proposal in the coming weeks to make GDPR easier for businesses to follow. This is part of a broader effort by Commission […]

OpenSNP to Shut Down, Citing Privacy Concerns and Rise in Authoritarian Governments

Co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras confirmed that openSNP, the popular open-source platform for genetic data, will shut down and delete all of its data by the end of April. The decision comes amid growing concerns regarding data privacy, the collapse of 23andMe, and the increasing rise of authoritarian governments worldwide. OpenSNP’s Commitment to Data Privacy and […]

Ghibli Glam or Privacy Scam? How AI Steals Your Face

Social media is full of Ghibli Glam AI-generated images, thanks to OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o. People on Facebook, Instagram, and X are sharing their AI-created pictures. But in the excitement of making fun, artistic versions of themselves, many are unknowingly giving their facial data to AI companies. This includes pictures of their families, even young children, which […]

Alexa’s Privacy Shift: Send Data or Stop Using Echo

Starting today, Amazon will force Echo users to send all voice recordings to its cloud for analysis, removing the option to block this data transfer. This change raises concerns over Alexa’s privacy, as Amazon pushes users to choose between using Alexa and protecting their voice data. Changes to Alexa’s Privacy Settings Amazon has removed the […]

13M Indian Bank Users’ Personal Details Allegedly Exposed

A massive data breach has allegedly compromised the personal and financial information of over 13 million Indian bank customers. A threat actor claimed responsibility for the hack, which they offered for sale to a single buyer for $10,000. The revelation has raised significant concerns about the state of data security in India’s banking sector. Details […]

NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined an NHS software provider £3m due to security lapses that caused a ransomware attack on the NHS. Data Breach Affects Thousands The Advanced Computer Software Group, a company that provides IT and software services to various organizations, including the NHS, has faced a penalty for a data breach […]

Encryption Framework Revolutionizes AI Privacy Standards

In an era where data privacy concerns loom large, a new artificial intelligence (AI) approach promises to reshape how we process sensitive information. Introducing Orion: The Future of Encrypted AI Researchers Austin Ebel and Karthik Garimella, Ph.D. students, and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Brandon Reagen have introduced Orion, a novel framework that […]

New Security Scheme Could Protect Sensitive Data During Cloud Computation

Hospitals and organizations seeking cloud computing services for AI data analysis on sensitive records, like patient data, need guarantees of privacy during computation. Homomorphic encryption offers a solution by allowing computations without decrypting the data, keeping it secure. Challenges in Implementing Homomorphic Encryption Homomorphic encryption enables computations on encrypted data, keeping it secure and preventing […]