All articles tagged with #data sharing
Democratic senators Schiff and Wyden pressed Flock Safety’s CEO to explain how the company protects privacy and prevents improper sharing of license-plate data (including potential access by ICE) amid concerns over a Nexar collaboration and past incidents; Flock says it will respond, and a Senate hearing on its cameras is set as lawmakers scrutinize surveillance tech and related data practices.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin could share data on Ukrainian refugees with German residency permits to help Kyiv contact and potentially call back fighting-age men, as long as the process is voluntary. Germany hosts about 1 million Ukrainian refugees with temporary permits (roughly 450,000 men); across the EU, around 1.17 million adult Ukrainian men are under temporary protection. Ukraine has been under martial law since 2022, prohibiting men aged 25–60 from leaving, while the EU has banned new applicants of fighting-age from refugee schemes. The idea appears in the context of ongoing debates about returnees and fairness, with coordination among Kyiv, Brussels, and EU capitals.
John Deere is testing its 'JD' AI assistant, which uses farmers’ own field, machine, and operational data to answer questions about equipment settings, fuel use, and harvest timing, backed by a 10-point Farmer Data Commitment that pledges not to sell data and to give farmers control over third-party sharing, with plans to roll out in the Operations Center and across web, mobile, and in-cab displays, and to expand into turf, construction, roadbuilding, and forestry.
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit in D.C. to block the Department of Homeland Security from viewing personal TANF recipients’ data, arguing the June data-sharing policy amounts to illegal mass surveillance and violates the Administrative Procedure Act and related laws; TANF serves millions monthly, and while undocumented immigrants aren’t direct recipients, some families may benefit indirectly. The administration says data-sharing is needed to prevent noncitizens from accessing federal aid, and similar challenges to data-sharing efforts have occurred, with judges sometimes restricting access to sensitive information.
Mozilla’s investigation of six popular period-tracking apps finds a spectrum of privacy practices: some apps keep data on-device with minimal sharing (notably Euki), while others send health details to third parties (Stardust to RudderStack; Planned Parenthood’s Spot On via AB Tasty; Flo/Clue to ad networks). Many apps also transmit basic user IDs to analytics and advertising platforms, creating avenues for surveillance and potential legal requests in abortion-crimes-sensitive contexts. The report highlights that this isn’t just about legality but transparency and user control, and it underscores the lack of a broad US privacy law, calling for stricter regulation. Some apps have improved privacy, but others still collect substantial data and store it in the cloud, raising ongoing privacy concerns.
A Science Advances study compiling 43,681 submersible dives since 1958 finds humans have visually observed less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor, roughly the size of Rhode Island, with observations heavily concentrated near the US, Japan and New Zealand and most regions largely unsampled. The research emphasizes that close visual records complement maps but are uneven and sparse, highlighting the need for cheaper vehicles, shared archives, more open industrial imagery, and broader international participation to establish robust ecological baselines for biodiversity, climate, and resource decisions in the deep ocean.
A Columbia Law–led study of nine bossware (workplace-monitoring) tools found all of them share worker data with third parties, including major ad platforms like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, expanding data flows beyond employers and raising privacy and potential discrimination concerns. Researchers call for a bright-line ban on sharing, limits on collecting sensitive data, and stronger state/federal privacy enforcement to curb this ongoing surveillance.”
A New York federal judge ruled that attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications with AI chatbots like Claude, meaning Claude-generated materials in the Heppner case must be handed over; the ruling says there is no attorney-client relationship with an AI and notes Claude’s disclaimer that it cannot give formal legal advice, highlighting the risk that sharing privileged material with third-party AI could waive protections and prompting firms to update policies.
The FTC filed a complaint against OkCupid and Match Group Americas, alleging they deceived users by sharing personal data (including photos and location) with a third party without proper disclosure or opt-outs, in violation of their privacy promises. The proposed settlement permanently bans misrepresenting privacy practices and data handling; the investigation, conducted under a Civil Investigative Demand, led to a case in the Northern District of Texas and centers on nearly three million user photos and related data.
Replication studies of nanoscale topological quantum devices found that dramatic signals previously claimed as breakthroughs could be explained by simpler effects, highlighting publication hurdles for replication work and urging more data sharing and open discussion of interpretations; the consolidated findings were published in Science after an unusually long two-year review.
Trump issued an executive order creating a cross‑agency task force spanning nearly a dozen federal agencies to identify and prevent fraud in federal benefit programs, with 30‑day reviews, possible proactive funding pauses, and expanded data sharing to boost enforcement. The effort aims to recover funds, potentially alleviate the deficit, and is led by VP J.D. Vance (chair) with FTC chief Andrew Ferguson (vice chair); Minnesota Medicare payments have already been paused as a real‑world example.
A leaked five-year US health-financing plan offers about $1.012 billion for Zambia in exchange for 40,000 new health workers, $400 million in health services, and extensive health-data sharing (including 25-year pathogen data) linked to mining concessions; civil-society groups warn the terms are worse than similar deals, risk undermining Zambia’s health programs, and could give Washington outsized leverage, prompting potential legal challenges.
A 74 investigation finds hundreds of thousands of audit logs show police querying school district Flock Safety license plate reader feeds into a national database to aid federal immigration enforcement, linking local cameras to DHS/ICE inquiries and 287(g) activities. Districts say data sharing is customer-controlled and intended for safety, but privacy advocates warn about expansive cross-jurisdictional access and the broader reach of campus surveillance, with pilots and programs related to immigration enforcement reportedly paused.
TikTok updated its US terms to broaden data sharing with its global operations, enabling more precise or approximate geolocation collection and cross-platform targeted advertising across TikTok and third-party sites. The policy frames an interoperable system that syncs feeds, accounts, and moderation, and adds an AI content labeling section signaling future watermarking/detection of generative content. The change follows a US entity restructuring under a federal agreement aimed at addressing security concerns.
Gmail is reportedly enabling an automatic opt-in that may allow Google to access your emails and attachments to train AI models; to opt out, disable Smart Features in Gmail's two Settings locations.