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[W]e would introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an informed choiceâŚ
â Anthony Chavez, VP at Google Privacy Sandbox
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Welcome to Snippets đ In a sudden, though perhaps not surprising, reversal, Google announced it will not be deprecating third-party cookies in the Chrome browser. Though the alternate solution is still in flux, the tech giant did say the new plan relies on a user-choice prompt.
In other news, Meta was hit with a massive fine in Nigeria, AI training data may be running out, two children's privacy bills are headed towards a Senate vote, and more.
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Google scraps plans to deprecate third-party cookies
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Illustration: The Verge
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After years of testing and delays, Google is abandoning plans to disable third-party cookie tracking by default in Chromeâopting instead to introduce a user-choice prompt for managing third-party cookies.
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- Google's initial plan to disable third-party cookies faced criticism from competitors, regulators, and privacy advocates alike.
- With the new approach, Chrome will prompt users to make an informed choice about allowing third-party cookie tracking, similar to Apple's app tracking opt-in model.
- Details on the new model have not yet been disclosed, but Google confirmed that Privacy Sandbox APIs will remain accessible.
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4 ways to get ahead on AI governance đ¤
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Privacy professionals are perfectly situated to lead the AI governance charge. But even as thereâs more clarity on whoâs responsible for AI governance, we continue to hear the question: How do we get started?
At Transcend, we believe AI governance requires a holistic approachâlooking beyond policies and protocols to engage deeply across your entire data governance program.
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Nigeria fines Meta for consumer âexploitationâ
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Meta received a $220 million fine in Nigeria after a government investigation found âmultiple and repeatedâ violations of the countryâs data protection laws within Facebook and WhatsApp's data processing practices.
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- In a statement, Nigerian authorities named five indiscretions, including sharing citizensâ data without consent, denying them the right to opt out of data sharing, and discriminatory treatment.
- The Nigerian commission also accused Meta of misusing its dominant market position and noted its failure to file an audit report with the countryâs data regulator for the last two years.
- The sanction comes after Meta failed to act on the investigationâs preliminary findingsâproposing a suboptimal remedy that didnât address the authority's concerns.
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AI training data is dwindling
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Raven Jiang
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A new study by the Data Provenance Initiative, a volunteer group of AI researchers backed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has revealed that AI developers are quickly losing access to publicly available data.
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- After examining 14,000 domains, the researchers discovered that 25% of data from the highest-quality sources and 45% of the data in C4, one of the key data sets, is now out of bounds.
- The changes reflect growing unease amongst publishers over how their data is usedâmany have introduced paywalls, while others are pursuing legal action over copyright infringements.
- Experts worry about the downstream effects of this shift, arguing a paywall may impact academics who rely on public archives.
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- Maryland passes a comprehensive privacy law.
- Two childrenâs privacy bills will go to a Senate vote.
- TracFone settles FCC investigation for $16 million.
- Meta suspends its AI tools in Brazil.
- Firefoxâs new privacy feature is not so private.
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Oracle agrees to a $115 million privacy settlement
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Following allegations that the company collected and sold personal information illegally, Oracle agreed to a $115 million settlement and committed to significant changes in its data collection practices.
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- The settlement requires Oracle to stop capturing certain electronic communications and implement an audit program to ensure future compliance.
- Oracle will also discontinue its ad tech business by September 30, 2024, including products like Oracle Cloud Data Management Platform, Cross-Device tracking, and Digital Audiences.
- The settlement was hailed as âgroundbreaking,â with Jason Barnes, a partner at Simmons Hanly Conroy, noting that âno American has actually consented to having their personal information surveilled everywhere they go.â
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Proton launches email writing AI assistant
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Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Swiss privacy app maker Proton has unveiled a privacy-centric AI assistant to help users craft, proofread, and rewrite emails with a few simple prompts.
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- The product, Scribe, primarily targets users that are wary of sharing personal data with third-party AI providers.
- Users have the option to run operations entirely on-device or on Protonâs servers if theyâre looking for faster performance. In either case, the data wonât be stored or shared with third parties.
- Proton did concede the added protections may have a downside, potentially resulting in less personalized output due to the tool's limited contextual understanding.
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