privacy law
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Google’s Gemini AI Keeps Your Conversations for Up to 3 Years (Even If You Delete Them)
Have you got a secret you don’t want anyone to know? Don’t tell any of humanity’s fancy new AI-powered assistants because the companies behind these new tools are probably keeping your data a lot longer than you think. Google’s Gemini, the AI assistant formerly known as Bard, has received rave reviews, with many people hailing…
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Think You’re Too Lazy to Protect Your Privacy? Try the Permission Slip App.
The naysayers will tell you privacy is a lost cause. Don’t listen to them. Protecting your information is about taking small but meaningful steps, and thanks to a free new app from Consumer Reports, it’s easier than ever before. The non-profit just rolled out a tool called Permission Slip. Downloaded it, enter a few details,…
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U.S. Legislators Vote Forward Bill That Would Turn Tech Platforms Into DEA Narcs
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted forward a bill that would force tech companies to report web users to the Drug Enforcement Agency if they suspected them of engaging in criminal drug activity. The controversial Cooper Davis Act, named so after a Kansas teenager who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021, has…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From NASA’s DART mission to an Australian privacy law overhaul, here are five things headlining tech news today in Australia.