Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It's opt-in by default.

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Vermont legislature passed a bill that prohibits the sale of sensitive data, such as social security and drivers’ license numbers, financial or health information.

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BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says.

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The Federal Communications Commission leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data.

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Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls.

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History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat.

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