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Apple recently decided to partner with Alibaba, one of China’s biggest tech companies, to bring AI features to iPhones sold in China. This move helps Apple follow China’s rules, which require foreign companies to use Chinese-made AI models when offering AI-based services in the country. Apple first tried to work with Baidu, another Chinese AI […]
Christian Dior informed some of its customers via text message on Monday about a data breach involving unauthorized access to their personal information. The breach was discovered on May 7, when Dior identified that external parties had accessed certain customer data without permission.The leaked information includes customers’ names, gender, phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, […]
Major European research organizations have stopped collaborative research projects with China due to growing concerns about China’s Data Security Law. This law restricts the sharing of “important data” outside the country without special approval. As a result, joint research in areas like health and environmental science has been paused, creating uncertainty about future global scientific […]
South Korea’s data protection authority has found that DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence app, was transferring users’ personal data to a cloud platform in China—without their permission. The PIPC revealed that DeepSeek was sending device, network, and user input data without consent. This data went to Volcano Engine, a Beijing-based cloud service. This was happening […]
The Chinese artificial intelligence tool DeepSeek AI has raised serious national security concerns in the United States, with a recent report from a US congressional committee calling it a “profound threat” to the nation’s security. The tool has been closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party and is accused of undermining US technological leadership while […]
Facebook executives have recently faced intense scrutiny over alleged plans to share Chinese user data with the Chinese Government. A series of internal documents, uncovered during recent discussions, revealed that Facebook was prepared to grant the Chinese government access to Chinese user data stored on Chinese soil. This revelation has sparked concerns about privacy and […]
China is set to implement new regulations on facial recognition technology, aiming to protect privacy and security. Starting June 1, service providers must offer alternatives to facial recognition for identity verification. This is China’s first significant step in regulating facial recognition, a technology widely used across the country in places like hotel check-ins, gated communities, […]