Tag: Privacy

OpenAI has been recently confronted by the Italian authorities with an order concerning its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. This resulted from a data leak revealing users' chat histories and financial records, visible to the Garante, the Italian data protection authority. To protect users' data and rights, tech professionals, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter urging AI labs to stop training AI systems beyond GPT-4 level for six months. OpenAI now has twenty days to comply to the Garante's recommendations or face fines of up to 20 million euros.

. OpenAI's ChatGPT offers a great way to quickly generate digital text-based sources, but recent research shows that up to 6.5% of users have shared confidential data, and 3.1% have shared sensitive data. To ensure sound usage, IT personnel must ensure an AI policy covering transparency, fairness, and privacy is in place, and staff should be trained to use the program responsibly. Companies like Amazon, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase have restricted usage of ChatGPT, so to stay safe, research and implement an in-house enterprise ChatGPT from OpenAI's Azure Service.

Family of 7-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher is taking legal action against a German magazine Die Aktuelle, who published a misleading AI-generated "interview". Breaking the right to privacy and reputation of the racing legend, Schumacher’s family is determined to press legal charges. Don't miss the the full story on this scandal.

This article covers the investigation conducted by the Office of Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Italian Data Protection Authority on OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, due to a data breach. Further, this article provides an overview of the instructions given to OpenAI and the potential hefty fine they are facing. Having legal measures in place is essential to protect organizations against potential risks when incorporating AI in their operations.

Discover how Apple's new Lockdown Mode successfully foiled an attack from notorious cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group. The privacy tool limited exposure to vulnerable targets and sent notifications if attempts were blocked. Citizen Lab praises the security capabilities of iOS, but also cautions that attackers may still be able to detect when it's enabled.