Data privacy
Revolut blames ‘sophisticated impersonation scam’ for customer data breach
Limited number of customers were impacted by breach, fintech firm says
EU to curb teenage access to social media but stop short of outright ban
Move comes amid concern Big Tech cannot be trusted to protect children from harmful content
Mediahuis and Leslie Buckley settle with two more INM 2019 data breach victims
Settlements come 12 years after data leak at former Independent News & Media
What is Meta being accused of in the $200 billion civil trial?
Lawsuit against social media giant was filed jointly by 29 US state attorneys
Is your boss watching you? The next frontier of workplace surveillance
Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta are among companies interested in collecting data on how people feel at work
Will the world trust Zuckerberg on personalised AI?
Meta’s Muse Glimmer offers consumers and business localised AI but can it overcome reputational scepticism
Most Irish businesses hit with cyberattacks in last year, survey says
A third suffered more than three attacks, with similar number losing revenue and facing legal bills
Amid a wall of blue tote bags, China’s vaulting AI ambitions come into view
Kimi K3 has sharpened a contest with the US over technological leadership and rules governing artificial intelligence
We need to know who will control our health data when records are digitised
A digital health record is not a filing cabinet, but a clinical instrument in its own right
‘Sharenting’ is riskier than ever but that probably won’t stop us
Embarrassment is just one risk when you share images of your children online in an AI-enabled world
State’s digital wallet plan is a gift for cybercriminals and a data privacy nightmare
Everyone wants to protect children from pornography but making adults prove their identity to access sites is not the way to do it
Fianna Fáil MEP proposes AI guidelines restricting use in speeches and policy
Draft policy paper written by Barry Andrews with assistance of artificial intelligence
Thousands of vulnerable children’s records ‘may be destroyed’ in coming weeks
Concerns mounting for contents that could include children’s letters, poems or accounts of personal events
How much AI is too much?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is sure that is a good thing
More than one third of Irish adults experience financial fraud
Up to 40% of victims never report crime
In-car recording systems: The spy in the cab is fast becoming standard equipment
New in-car recording systems are designed to help provide real-world safety data, but there are significant privacy concerns
Facial recognition trial on Dublin-Holyhead route scans thousands but finds no matches
Outcome raises fresh questions about effectiveness of technology, which Irish and UK authorities are embracing
Is this privacy-based phone operating system moving mainstream?
GrapheneOS has been around for years but is now set to come pre-installed on a Motorola smartphone
Senior Apple leaders ‘alarmed’ by Jim O’Callaghan’s comments on data security
Tech giant told officials data privacy and security are ‘core values for the company’
PSNI officers and staff affected by data breach offered £7,500 compensation each
Spreadsheet of initials, surnames, ranks and roles of 9,500 employees was released in error
European Commission opens investigation into Grok’s ‘nudification’ feature
Probe launched into breaches of EU digital regulations by X and Grok following recent controversy
Concerns over use of post-primary students’ data in performance tracker
More than 400 schools use Athena Tracker, which predicts and monitors individual capabilities
Tech resolutions: From privacy to decluttering and making AI suit you
Focusing on small steps on security, data management and sustainability can make life less digitally chaotic
Apple warns EU rules could force it to remove privacy safeguards
Tech giant says Digital Markets Act will force it to make sensitive user data available to third parties through interoperability mandate
Ireland can’t credibly regulate AI while also living off Big Tech’s taxes
We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry
Online shopping: beware of sneaky sales tactics
European Commission research found that 97% of the most popular websites and apps with EU consumers deployed at least one sneaky sales tactic
We are selling our home – do we need to switch our security cameras off when people are viewing?
Estate agent has said potential buyers may need to be informed their presence is being recorded
Fewer than half of Irish companies automatically back up data, survey shows
Most businesses think they are adequately protected despite low adherence to basic security measures
Cost of 2023 cyber attack on Munster Technological University rises to €4.2m
Institute is in receipt of one set of Circuit Court legal proceedings over attack, annual report shows
Letting gardaí access our WhatsApps and chats to investigate crime could backfire
Forcing companies to create access pathways would insert vulnerabilities that could be exploited
Karen Hao on AI tech bosses: ‘Many choose not to have children because they don’t think the world is going to be around much longer’
The author of Empire of AI: Inside the Reckless Race for Total Domination discusses the cost of Big Tech’s huge investment in technologies that may do more harm than good
Why the EU’s plan to access our phones and data is daft
The ideas behind ProtectEU may be noble but the potential for unintended consequences is huge
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