Category: Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?

The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360.
Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.
How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies

LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.
How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap

The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.
Judge Halts TikTok Ban in Montana

TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, has been locked in a legal battle with Montana since the state passed the ban in April.
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent

Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.
Judge Dismisses D.C.’s Privacy Lawsuit Against Meta

The District of Columbia accused the company of sharing user data in deceptive ways. A Superior Court decision said Meta had made its policies clear.
Inside How TikTok Shares User Data

Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according to internal documents.
Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules

The Facebook owner said it would appeal an order to stop sending data about European Union users to the United States.
Judge Dismisses F.T.C. Lawsuit Against Kochava, a Location Data Broker

The ruling was a blow to the commission’s intensifying efforts to crack down on the sale and use of sensitive personal information.
Few Americans Understand Online Privacy and Tracking, Report Says

The New York Times – Business:
Many consumers want control over their personal details. But few understand how online tracking works, says a new report from the University of Pennsylvania.