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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • May 05, 2026

    Meta Should Have Warning Label, NM Witness Says

    New Mexico unveiled further details of safeguards it says a court should impose on Meta in a $3.7 billion bench trial, calling an expert witness Tuesday who said displaying a warning pop-up to minors is an idea that's backed by the former surgeon general and desperately needed.

  • May 05, 2026

    Software Co. Doxim Inks $5.5M Deal To End Data Breach Suit

    Credit union customers asked a Michigan federal judge Tuesday to preliminarily approve an amended $5.5 million class settlement resolving claims that software-as-a-service company Doxim Inc. failed to protect sensitive personal information that ended up exposed in a 2023 data breach.

  • May 05, 2026

    Pa. Sues Character.ai For Bot Acting Like A Doctor

    The state of Pennsylvania and its medical licensing board have sued Character Technologies Inc. for allegedly allowing an AI chatbot generated on its platform to engage in the unlicensed practice of medicine with members of the public.

  • May 05, 2026

    7th Circ. Backs Dropbox's Warrantless Search For Child Porn

    The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday ruled a Dropbox user's constitutional rights weren't violated when the company inspected and shared his files containing child sex abuse material to law enforcement without a warrant, noting he gave consent to Dropbox's terms allowing inspection of data to ensure it wasn't being used illegally.

  • May 05, 2026

    Home Depot Accused Of Helping Police Spy On Customers

    Home Depot is running a covert surveillance system using automated license plate recognition technology and feeding that information to a database accessed by law enforcement, a proposed class action filed in California federal court has alleged.

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